Microplastic fate in Arctic coastal waters: accumulation hotspots and role of rivers in Svalbard

Little is known about the role of remote and sparsely populated Arctic coastal zones in the microplastic cycle. Distribution of microplastics was studied in the Svalbard fjords in June – July 2022 with the main goal of assessing rivers’ role in the fate of microplastic in Arctic coastal waters. Surf...

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Published in:Frontiers in Marine Science
Main Authors: Svetlana Pakhomova, Anfisa Berezina, Igor Zhdanov, Evgeniy Yakushev
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024
Subjects:
plastic pollution
Arctic Ocean
Arctic rivers
hydrodynamics
fjords
Science
Q
General. Including nature conservation
geographical distribution
QH1-199.5
Adventfjorden
Arctic
Svalbard
Isfjord*
Isfjorden
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1392680
https://doaj.org/article/6f2c578d14ec41aab3b3ab8f905f56b1

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