Plastics as a carrier of chemical additives to the Arctic: Possibilities for strategic monitoring across the circumpolar North
Plastic pollution (including microplastics) has been reported in a variety of biotic and abiotic compartments across the circumpolar Arctic. Due to their environmental ubiquity, there is a need to understand not only the fate and transport of physical plastic particles, but also the fate and transpo...
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ftnilu:oai:nilu.brage.unit.no:11250/3111640 2024-02-11T09:59:10+01:00 Plastics as a carrier of chemical additives to the Arctic: Possibilities for strategic monitoring across the circumpolar North Hamilton, Bonnie M. Baak, Julia E. Vorkamp, Katrin Hammer, Sjúrður Granberg, Maria Herzke, Dorte Provencher, Jennifer F. 2023 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3111640 https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0055 eng eng NILU: 121156 Norges forskningsråd: 322191 NILU: 117031 Arctic Science. 2023, 9 (2), 284-296. urn:issn:2368-7460 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3111640 https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0055 cristin:2070805 Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no © 2022 Authors Hamilton, Baak, Vorkamp,Hammer, Granberg, and Herzke, and The Crown. 284-296 9 Arctic Science 2 Peer reviewed Journal article 2023 ftnilu https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0055 2024-01-17T23:48:46Z Plastic pollution (including microplastics) has been reported in a variety of biotic and abiotic compartments across the circumpolar Arctic. Due to their environmental ubiquity, there is a need to understand not only the fate and transport of physical plastic particles, but also the fate and transport of additive chemicals associated with plastic pollution. Further, there is a fundamental research gap in understanding long-range transport of chemical additives to the Arctic via plastics as well as their behavior under environmentally relevant Arctic conditions. Here, we comment on the state of the science of plastic as carriers of chemical additives to the Arctic, and highlight research priorities going forward. We suggest further research on the transport pathways of chemical additives via plastics from both distant and local sources and laboratory experiments to investigate chemical behavior of plastic additives under Arctic conditions, including leaching, uptake, and bioaccumulation. Ultimately, chemical additives need to be included in strategic monitoring efforts to fully understand the contaminant burden of plastic pollution in Arctic ecosystems. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research: NILU Brage Arctic Arctic Science 9 2 284 296 |
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Plastic pollution (including microplastics) has been reported in a variety of biotic and abiotic compartments across the circumpolar Arctic. Due to their environmental ubiquity, there is a need to understand not only the fate and transport of physical plastic particles, but also the fate and transport of additive chemicals associated with plastic pollution. Further, there is a fundamental research gap in understanding long-range transport of chemical additives to the Arctic via plastics as well as their behavior under environmentally relevant Arctic conditions. Here, we comment on the state of the science of plastic as carriers of chemical additives to the Arctic, and highlight research priorities going forward. We suggest further research on the transport pathways of chemical additives via plastics from both distant and local sources and laboratory experiments to investigate chemical behavior of plastic additives under Arctic conditions, including leaching, uptake, and bioaccumulation. Ultimately, chemical additives need to be included in strategic monitoring efforts to fully understand the contaminant burden of plastic pollution in Arctic ecosystems. publishedVersion |
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Hamilton, Bonnie M. Baak, Julia E. Vorkamp, Katrin Hammer, Sjúrður Granberg, Maria Herzke, Dorte Provencher, Jennifer F. Plastics as a carrier of chemical additives to the Arctic: Possibilities for strategic monitoring across the circumpolar North |
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Hamilton, Bonnie M. Baak, Julia E. Vorkamp, Katrin Hammer, Sjúrður Granberg, Maria Herzke, Dorte Provencher, Jennifer F. |
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Hamilton, Bonnie M. |
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Plastics as a carrier of chemical additives to the Arctic: Possibilities for strategic monitoring across the circumpolar North |
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Plastics as a carrier of chemical additives to the Arctic: Possibilities for strategic monitoring across the circumpolar North |
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Plastics as a carrier of chemical additives to the Arctic: Possibilities for strategic monitoring across the circumpolar North |
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Plastics as a carrier of chemical additives to the Arctic: Possibilities for strategic monitoring across the circumpolar North |
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