Plastic pollution in the Arctic
peer reviewed Plastic pollution is now pervasive in the Arctic, even in areas with no apparent human activity, such as the deep seafloor. In this Review, we describe the sources and impacts of Arctic plastic pollution, including plastic debris and microplastics, which have infiltrated terrestrial an...
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ftorbi:oai:orbi.ulg.ac.be:2268/295843 2024-04-21T07:59:55+00:00 Plastic pollution in the Arctic Bergmann, Melanie Collard, France Fabres, Joan Gabrielsen, Geir W. Provencher, Jennifer F. Rochman, Chelsea M. van Sebille, Erik Tekman, Mine B. 2022-05 https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/295843 https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-022-00279-8 en eng Springer Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-022-00279-8.pdf urn:issn:2662-138X https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/295843 info:hdl:2268/295843 doi:10.1038/s43017-022-00279-8 scopus-id:2-s2.0-85127582706 restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, 3 (5), 323 - 337 (2022-05) Pollution Microplastic Arctic Climate Change Cryosphere Fauna Ocean Currents Atmosphere Sources Life sciences Environmental sciences & ecology Sciences du vivant Sciences de l’environnement & écologie journal article http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 info:eu-repo/semantics/article peer reviewed 2022 ftorbi https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-022-00279-8 2024-03-27T14:56:53Z peer reviewed Plastic pollution is now pervasive in the Arctic, even in areas with no apparent human activity, such as the deep seafloor. In this Review, we describe the sources and impacts of Arctic plastic pollution, including plastic debris and microplastics, which have infiltrated terrestrial and aquatic systems, the cryosphere and the atmosphere. Although some pollution is from local sources — fisheries, landfills, wastewater and offshore industrial activity — distant regions are a substantial source, as plastic is carried from lower latitudes to the Arctic by ocean currents, atmospheric transport and rivers. Once in the Arctic, plastic pollution accumulates in certain areas and affects local ecosystems. Population-level information is sparse, but interactions such as entanglements and ingestion of marine debris have been recorded for mammals, seabirds, fish and invertebrates. Early evidence also suggests interactions between climate change and plastic pollution. Even if plastic emissions are halted today, fragmentation of legacy plastic will lead to an increasing microplastic burden in Arctic ecosystems, which are already under pressure from anthropogenic warming. Mitigation is urgently needed at both regional and international levels to decrease plastic production and utilization, achieve circularity and optimize solid waste management and wastewater treatment. Article in Journal/Newspaper Climate change University of Liège: ORBi (Open Repository and Bibliography) Nature Reviews Earth & Environment 3 5 323 337 |
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peer reviewed Plastic pollution is now pervasive in the Arctic, even in areas with no apparent human activity, such as the deep seafloor. In this Review, we describe the sources and impacts of Arctic plastic pollution, including plastic debris and microplastics, which have infiltrated terrestrial and aquatic systems, the cryosphere and the atmosphere. Although some pollution is from local sources — fisheries, landfills, wastewater and offshore industrial activity — distant regions are a substantial source, as plastic is carried from lower latitudes to the Arctic by ocean currents, atmospheric transport and rivers. Once in the Arctic, plastic pollution accumulates in certain areas and affects local ecosystems. Population-level information is sparse, but interactions such as entanglements and ingestion of marine debris have been recorded for mammals, seabirds, fish and invertebrates. Early evidence also suggests interactions between climate change and plastic pollution. Even if plastic emissions are halted today, fragmentation of legacy plastic will lead to an increasing microplastic burden in Arctic ecosystems, which are already under pressure from anthropogenic warming. Mitigation is urgently needed at both regional and international levels to decrease plastic production and utilization, achieve circularity and optimize solid waste management and wastewater treatment. |
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