Recovery from microplastic-induced marine deoxygenation may take centuries
Climate change and plastics pollution are dual threats to marine environments. Here we use biogeochemical and microplastic modelling to show that even if there is complete removal of microplastics and cessation of deposition in the oceans in 2022, regional recovery from microplastic-induced reminera...
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| description | Climate change and plastics pollution are dual threats to marine environments. Here we use biogeochemical and microplastic modelling to show that even if there is complete removal of microplastics and cessation of deposition in the oceans in 2022, regional recovery from microplastic-induced remineralization and water column deoxygenation could take hundreds of years for coastal upwelling zones, the North Pacific and Southern Ocean. Surface stratification and reduced sea ice cover further impede regional recovery, highlighting the importance of aggressive mitigation of plastic pollution. |
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| spelling | ftoceanrep:oai:oceanrep.geomar.de:57562 2025-03-02T15:37:41+00:00 Recovery from microplastic-induced marine deoxygenation may take centuries Kvale, Karin F. Oschlies, Andreas 2023-01 text https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/57562/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-022-01096-w https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-01096-w en eng Nature Research https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/57562/1/s41561-022-01096-w.pdf Kvale, K. F. and Oschlies, A. (2023) Recovery from microplastic-induced marine deoxygenation may take centuries. Open Access Nature Geoscience, 16 (1). pp. 10-12. DOI 10.1038/s41561-022-01096-w <https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-01096-w>. doi:10.1038/s41561-022-01096-w cc_by_4.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Article PeerReviewed 2023 ftoceanrep https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-01096-w 2025-02-10T01:08:20Z Climate change and plastics pollution are dual threats to marine environments. Here we use biogeochemical and microplastic modelling to show that even if there is complete removal of microplastics and cessation of deposition in the oceans in 2022, regional recovery from microplastic-induced remineralization and water column deoxygenation could take hundreds of years for coastal upwelling zones, the North Pacific and Southern Ocean. Surface stratification and reduced sea ice cover further impede regional recovery, highlighting the importance of aggressive mitigation of plastic pollution. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sea ice Southern Ocean OceanRep (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre für Ocean Research Kiel) Southern Ocean Pacific Nature Geoscience 16 1 10 12 |
| spellingShingle | Kvale, Karin F. Oschlies, Andreas Recovery from microplastic-induced marine deoxygenation may take centuries |
| title | Recovery from microplastic-induced marine deoxygenation may take centuries |
| title_full | Recovery from microplastic-induced marine deoxygenation may take centuries |
| title_fullStr | Recovery from microplastic-induced marine deoxygenation may take centuries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recovery from microplastic-induced marine deoxygenation may take centuries |
| title_short | Recovery from microplastic-induced marine deoxygenation may take centuries |
| title_sort | recovery from microplastic-induced marine deoxygenation may take centuries |
| url | https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/57562/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-022-01096-w https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-01096-w |