Understanding the occurrence and fate of microplastics in the Arctic fjords of Svalbard

• Main Author: Purver, Madeleine Lydia Susan, 1992-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Akureyri
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Háskólasetur Vestfjarða; Haf- og strandsvæðastjórnun; Plast; Sjávarmengun; Umhverfisrannsóknir; Coastal and marine management; Migroplastic; University Centre of the Westfjords; Arctic; Svalbard; Longyearbyen; Barentsburg; Haf; Adventfjorden; Dicksonfjorden; Ekmanfjorden; Ekmanfjord*; Isfjord*; Isfjorden
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/34033

Verkefnið er lokað til 28.05.2020. The full impact and costs of microplastics are yet unknown, although public awareness, as well as financial awareness, are arising. The main aim of this project was to gain more understanding of microplastic pollution fate and occurrence in the surface waters of Ar...