A pilot study about microplastics and mesoplastics in an Antarctic glacier
Plastics have been found in several compartments in Antarctica. However, there is currently no evidence of their presence on Antarctic glaciers. Our pilot study investigated plastic occurrence on two ice surfaces (one area around Uruguay Lake and another one around Ionosferico Lake) that constitute...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2e4342e4defc49b8a028546478609fbb 2023-05-15T13:53:09+02:00 A pilot study about microplastics and mesoplastics in an Antarctic glacier M. González-Pleiter G. Lacerot C. Edo J. Pablo Lozoya F. Leganés F. Fernández-Piñas R. Rosal F. Teixeira-de-Mello 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2531-2021 https://doaj.org/article/2e4342e4defc49b8a028546478609fbb EN eng Copernicus Publications https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/2531/2021/tc-15-2531-2021.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1994-0416 https://doaj.org/toc/1994-0424 doi:10.5194/tc-15-2531-2021 1994-0416 1994-0424 https://doaj.org/article/2e4342e4defc49b8a028546478609fbb The Cryosphere, Vol 15, Pp 2531-2539 (2021) Environmental sciences GE1-350 Geology QE1-996.5 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2531-2021 2022-12-31T16:37:02Z Plastics have been found in several compartments in Antarctica. However, there is currently no evidence of their presence on Antarctic glaciers. Our pilot study investigated plastic occurrence on two ice surfaces (one area around Uruguay Lake and another one around Ionosferico Lake) that constitute part of the ablation zone of Collins Glacier (King George Island, Antarctica). Our results showed that expanded polystyrene (EPS) was ubiquitous, ranging from 0.17 to 0.33 items m −2 , whereas polyester was found only on the ice surface around Uruguay Lake (0.25 items m −2 ). Furthermore, we evaluated the daily changes in the presence of plastics in these areas in the absence of rainfall to clarify the role of the wind in their transport. We registered an atmospheric dry deposition rate between 0.08 items m −2 d −1 on the ice surface around Uruguay Lake and 0.17 items m −2 d −1 on the ice surface around Ionosferico Lake. Our pilot study is the first report of plastic pollution presence on an Antarctic glacier, possibly originated from local current and past activities and likely deposited by wind transport. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Collins Glacier King George Island The Cryosphere Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic King George Island Uruguay Collins Glacier ENVELOPE(65.308,65.308,-73.829,-73.829) The Cryosphere 15 6 2531 2539 |
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Plastics have been found in several compartments in Antarctica. However, there is currently no evidence of their presence on Antarctic glaciers. Our pilot study investigated plastic occurrence on two ice surfaces (one area around Uruguay Lake and another one around Ionosferico Lake) that constitute part of the ablation zone of Collins Glacier (King George Island, Antarctica). Our results showed that expanded polystyrene (EPS) was ubiquitous, ranging from 0.17 to 0.33 items m −2 , whereas polyester was found only on the ice surface around Uruguay Lake (0.25 items m −2 ). Furthermore, we evaluated the daily changes in the presence of plastics in these areas in the absence of rainfall to clarify the role of the wind in their transport. We registered an atmospheric dry deposition rate between 0.08 items m −2 d −1 on the ice surface around Uruguay Lake and 0.17 items m −2 d −1 on the ice surface around Ionosferico Lake. Our pilot study is the first report of plastic pollution presence on an Antarctic glacier, possibly originated from local current and past activities and likely deposited by wind transport. |
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M. González-Pleiter G. Lacerot C. Edo J. Pablo Lozoya F. Leganés F. Fernández-Piñas R. Rosal F. Teixeira-de-Mello |
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M. González-Pleiter G. Lacerot C. Edo J. Pablo Lozoya F. Leganés F. Fernández-Piñas R. Rosal F. Teixeira-de-Mello |
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A pilot study about microplastics and mesoplastics in an Antarctic glacier |
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A pilot study about microplastics and mesoplastics in an Antarctic glacier |
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A pilot study about microplastics and mesoplastics in an Antarctic glacier |
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A pilot study about microplastics and mesoplastics in an Antarctic glacier |
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A pilot study about microplastics and mesoplastics in an Antarctic glacier |
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pilot study about microplastics and mesoplastics in an antarctic glacier |
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