Microplastics in the Antarctic marine system : an emerging area of research

• Published in: Science of The Total Environment
• Main Authors: Waller, Catherine L, Griffiths, Huw J, Waluda, Claire M, Thorpe, Sally E, Loaiza Alamo, Iván, Moreno, Bernabé, Pacherres, Cesar O, Hughes, Kevin A
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Earth and Environmental Sciences; Southern Ocean; Wastewater; Macroplastic; Polar Front; Human impact; Tourism; PLASTIC DEBRIS; SOUTH GEORGIA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PACIFIC-OCEAN; BIRD ISLAND; FUR SEALS; INGESTION; ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION; ICE; Antarctic; Bird Island; King George Island; Pacific; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8561992; http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8561992; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.283

It was thought that the Southern Ocean was relatively free of microplastic contamination; however, recent studies and citizen science projects in the Southern Ocean have reported microplastics in deep-sea sediments and surface waters. Here we reviewed available information on microplastics (includin...