Distribution of floating marine macro-litter in relation to oceanographic characteristics in the Russian Arctic Seas

The main objectives of this work were the acquisition of new data on floating marine macro litter (FMML) and natural floating objects in the Arctic seas, an initial assessment of the level of pollution by FMML and an analysis of potential sources. The results of this study present the first data on...

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Published in:Marine Pollution Bulletin
Main Authors: POGOJEVA Maria, ZHDANOV Igor, BEREZINA Anfisa, LAPENKOV Artem, KOSMACH Denis, OSADCHIEV Alexander, HANKE Georg, SEMILETOV Igor, YAKUSHEV Evgeniy
Language:English
Published: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD 2021
Subjects:
Arctic
Barents Sea
Laptev Sea
Kara Sea
East Siberian Sea
laptev
Online Access:https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC124134
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X21002356
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112201
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Summary:The main objectives of this work were the acquisition of new data on floating marine macro litter (FMML) and natural floating objects in the Arctic seas, an initial assessment of the level of pollution by FMML and an analysis of potential sources. The results of this study present the first data on FMML distribution in Russian Arctic shelf seas in relation to oceanographic conditions (i.e. position of water masses of different origin as described by temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen and pH). The main finding of this study is that FMML was found only in the water of Atlantic origin, inflowing from the Barents Sea, where FMML average density on the observed transects was 0.92 items/ km2. Eastern parts of the study, Kara Sea, Laptev Sea and East Siberian Sea were practically free from FMML. No input from rivers was detected at least in autumn, when the observations were performed. JRC.D.2 - Water and Marine Resources

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