Occurrence and sources of microplastics on Arctic beaches: Svalbard
Plastic pollution is recognised as a major global environmental concern, especially within marine environments. The small size of microplastics (< 5 mm) make them readily available for ingestion by organisms in all trophic levels. Here, four beach sites in Adventfjorden on the west coast of Svalb...
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ftqueensubelpubl:oai:pure.qub.ac.uk/portal:publications/7d5dfccb-0901-486a-9875-7188c8bb068b 2024-05-19T07:27:31+00:00 Occurrence and sources of microplastics on Arctic beaches: Svalbard Lloyd-Jones, Tesni Dick, Jonathan J Lane, Timothy P Cunningham, Eoghan M Kiriakoulakis, Konstadinos 2023-11 application/pdf https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/7d5dfccb-0901-486a-9875-7188c8bb068b https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115586 https://pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/files/528073885/1_s2.0_S0025326X23010214_main.pdf eng eng https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/7d5dfccb-0901-486a-9875-7188c8bb068b info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Lloyd-Jones , T , Dick , J J , Lane , T P , Cunningham , E M & Kiriakoulakis , K 2023 , ' Occurrence and sources of microplastics on Arctic beaches: Svalbard ' , Marine Pollution Bulletin , vol. 196 , 115586 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115586 Microplastics Pollution Arctic /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water name=SDG 14 - Life Below Water /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_on_land name=SDG 15 - Life on Land article 2023 ftqueensubelpubl https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115586 2024-05-02T00:51:52Z Plastic pollution is recognised as a major global environmental concern, especially within marine environments. The small size of microplastics (< 5 mm) make them readily available for ingestion by organisms in all trophic levels. Here, four beach sites in Adventfjorden on the west coast of Svalbard, were sampled with the aim of investigating the occurrence and abundance of microplastics on beaches to assess potential sources of microplastic pollution. High variability in microplastic amount, type and polymers were found at all sites ranging from means of 0.7 n/g (number) at the remotest site and 2.2 n/g (number) at the site closest to Longyearbyen. Statistical analyses suggested that patterns observed were linked to direct proximity to human activities through land uses and effluent discharge. These findings point to an increased importance of localised factors on driving elevated microplastic pollution in beach sediments over oceanic controls in remote but inhabited Arctic locations and have important implications for our understanding and future assessments of microplastic pollution in such settings. Article in Journal/Newspaper Adventfjorden Arctic Arctic Longyearbyen Svalbard Queen's University Belfast Research Portal Marine Pollution Bulletin 196 115586 |
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Plastic pollution is recognised as a major global environmental concern, especially within marine environments. The small size of microplastics (< 5 mm) make them readily available for ingestion by organisms in all trophic levels. Here, four beach sites in Adventfjorden on the west coast of Svalbard, were sampled with the aim of investigating the occurrence and abundance of microplastics on beaches to assess potential sources of microplastic pollution. High variability in microplastic amount, type and polymers were found at all sites ranging from means of 0.7 n/g (number) at the remotest site and 2.2 n/g (number) at the site closest to Longyearbyen. Statistical analyses suggested that patterns observed were linked to direct proximity to human activities through land uses and effluent discharge. These findings point to an increased importance of localised factors on driving elevated microplastic pollution in beach sediments over oceanic controls in remote but inhabited Arctic locations and have important implications for our understanding and future assessments of microplastic pollution in such settings. |
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Occurrence and sources of microplastics on Arctic beaches: Svalbard |
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Occurrence and sources of microplastics on Arctic beaches: Svalbard |
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Occurrence and sources of microplastics on Arctic beaches: Svalbard |
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