Microplastics distribution in the Eurasian Arctic is affected by Atlantic waters and Siberian rivers
Plastic pollution is globally recognised as a threat to marine ecosystems, habitats, and wildlife, and it has now reached remote locations such as the Arctic Ocean. Nevertheless, the distribution of microplastics in the Eurasian Arctic is particularly underreported. Here we present analyses of 60 su...
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ftnorskinstvf:oai:niva.brage.unit.no:11250/2764641 2023-05-15T14:39:34+02:00 Microplastics distribution in the Eurasian Arctic is affected by Atlantic waters and Siberian rivers Yakushev, Evgeniy Gebruk, Anna Osadchiev, Alexander Pakhomova, Svetlana Lusher, Amy Berezina, Anfisa van Bavel, Bert Vorozheikina, Elena Chernykh, Denis Kolbasova, Glafira Razgon, Ilia Semiletov, Igor 2021 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2764641 https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00091-0 eng eng Springer Communications Earth & Environment. 2021, 2, 23. urn:issn:2662-4435 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2764641 https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00091-0 cristin:1897185 Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no © The Author(s) 2021 CC-BY 10 2 Communications Earth & Environment Peer reviewed Journal article 2021 ftnorskinstvf https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00091-0 2023-02-21T08:45:08Z Plastic pollution is globally recognised as a threat to marine ecosystems, habitats, and wildlife, and it has now reached remote locations such as the Arctic Ocean. Nevertheless, the distribution of microplastics in the Eurasian Arctic is particularly underreported. Here we present analyses of 60 subsurface pump water samples and 48 surface neuston net samples from the Eurasian Arctic with the goal to quantify and classify microplastics in relation to oceanographic conditions. In our study area, we found on average 0.004 items of microplastics per m3 in the surface samples, and 0.8 items per m3 in the subsurface samples. Microplastic characteristics differ significantly between Atlantic surface water, Polar surface water and discharge plumes of the Great Siberian Rivers, allowing identification of two sources of microplastic pollution (p < 0.05 for surface area, morphology, and polymer types). The highest weight concentration of microplastics was observed within surface waters of Atlantic origin. Siberian river discharge was identified as the second largest source. We conclude that these water masses govern the distribution of microplastics in the Eurasian Arctic. The microplastics properties (i.e. abundance, polymer type, size, weight concentrations) can be used for identification of the water masses. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Norwegian Institute for Water research: NIVA Open Access Archive (Brage) Arctic Arctic Ocean Communications Earth & Environment 2 1 |
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Plastic pollution is globally recognised as a threat to marine ecosystems, habitats, and wildlife, and it has now reached remote locations such as the Arctic Ocean. Nevertheless, the distribution of microplastics in the Eurasian Arctic is particularly underreported. Here we present analyses of 60 subsurface pump water samples and 48 surface neuston net samples from the Eurasian Arctic with the goal to quantify and classify microplastics in relation to oceanographic conditions. In our study area, we found on average 0.004 items of microplastics per m3 in the surface samples, and 0.8 items per m3 in the subsurface samples. Microplastic characteristics differ significantly between Atlantic surface water, Polar surface water and discharge plumes of the Great Siberian Rivers, allowing identification of two sources of microplastic pollution (p < 0.05 for surface area, morphology, and polymer types). The highest weight concentration of microplastics was observed within surface waters of Atlantic origin. Siberian river discharge was identified as the second largest source. We conclude that these water masses govern the distribution of microplastics in the Eurasian Arctic. The microplastics properties (i.e. abundance, polymer type, size, weight concentrations) can be used for identification of the water masses. publishedVersion |
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Yakushev, Evgeniy Gebruk, Anna Osadchiev, Alexander Pakhomova, Svetlana Lusher, Amy Berezina, Anfisa van Bavel, Bert Vorozheikina, Elena Chernykh, Denis Kolbasova, Glafira Razgon, Ilia Semiletov, Igor |
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Yakushev, Evgeniy Gebruk, Anna Osadchiev, Alexander Pakhomova, Svetlana Lusher, Amy Berezina, Anfisa van Bavel, Bert Vorozheikina, Elena Chernykh, Denis Kolbasova, Glafira Razgon, Ilia Semiletov, Igor Microplastics distribution in the Eurasian Arctic is affected by Atlantic waters and Siberian rivers |
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Yakushev, Evgeniy Gebruk, Anna Osadchiev, Alexander Pakhomova, Svetlana Lusher, Amy Berezina, Anfisa van Bavel, Bert Vorozheikina, Elena Chernykh, Denis Kolbasova, Glafira Razgon, Ilia Semiletov, Igor |
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Microplastics distribution in the Eurasian Arctic is affected by Atlantic waters and Siberian rivers |
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Microplastics distribution in the Eurasian Arctic is affected by Atlantic waters and Siberian rivers |
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Microplastics distribution in the Eurasian Arctic is affected by Atlantic waters and Siberian rivers |
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Microplastics distribution in the Eurasian Arctic is affected by Atlantic waters and Siberian rivers |
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Microplastics distribution in the Eurasian Arctic is affected by Atlantic waters and Siberian rivers |
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microplastics distribution in the eurasian arctic is affected by atlantic waters and siberian rivers |
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