Microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: Reed, Sarah, Clark, Marlon, Thompson, Richard, Hughes, Kevin A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: Antarctic; Rothera; Rothera Research Station; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518617/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X18303977

Antarctica and surrounding waters are often considered pristine, but may be subject to local pollution from tourism, fishing and governmental research programme activities. In particular, the quantification of microplastic pollution within the Antarctic Treaty area (south of latitude 60°S) has recei...