Anthropogenic microfibres flux in an Antarctic coastal ecosystem: The tip of an iceberg?

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: Alurralde, Gastón, Isla, Enrique, Fuentes, Veronica, Olariaga, Alejandro, Maggioni, Tamara, Rimondino, Guido, Tatián, Marcos
• Other Authors: Fondation Total, European Commission, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: Western Atarctic Peninsula; Sediment trap; Microfibres; Particle fluxes; Anthropogenic pollution; 25 de Mayo; Antarctic; Potter Cove; Antarc*; Antarctica; Iceberg*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/263431; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113388; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033

8 pages, 8 figures, 1 table This study describes the occurrence of anthropogenic microfibres (AMFs) found in sediment trap samples collected at 25 m water depth in an Antarctic fjord (Potter Cove, King George/25 de Mayo Island) from 2012 to 2015. During visual sorting of samples, AMFs were detected...