Microplastics in the sediments of Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica)

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: MUNARI, Cristina, INFANTINI, VANESSA, SCOPONI, Marco, Rastelli, Eugenio, Corinaldesi, Cinzia, MISTRI, Michele
• Other Authors: Munari, Cristina, Infantini, Vanessa, Scoponi, Marco, Mistri, Michele
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Antarctica; FT-IR spectroscopy; Microplastic; Polymer composition; Ross Sea; Oceanography; Aquatic Science; Pollution; Mario Zucchelli; Terra Nova Bay; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11392/2374802; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.06.039; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X17305192

This is the first survey to investigate the occurrence and extent of plastic contamination in sediments collected in Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica). Plastic debris extracted from 31 samples of sediments were counted, weighted and identified by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR)....