Microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica
publisher: Elsevier articletitle: Microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica journaltitle: Marine Pollution Bulletin articlelink: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.068 content_type: article copyright: © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Antarctica and...
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ftunivplympearl:oai:pearl.plymouth.ac.uk:10026.1/11865 2024-06-09T07:41:08+00:00 Microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica Reed, S Clark, M Thompson, R Hughes, KA 2018-08 460-463 Print-Electronic application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/11865 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.068 en eng Elsevier England ISSN:0025-326X ISSN:1879-3363 E-ISSN:1879-3363 0025-326X 1879-3363 C http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/11865 doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.068 2019-6-19 12 months Microplastics Sediment Antarctic Peninsula Pollution Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty Human impact journal-article Article 2018 ftunivplympearl https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.068 2024-05-14T23:44:04Z publisher: Elsevier articletitle: Microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica journaltitle: Marine Pollution Bulletin articlelink: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.068 content_type: article copyright: © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Antarctica and surrounding waters are often considered pristine, but may be subject to local pollution from tourism, fishing and governmental research programme activities. In particular, the quantification of microplastic pollution within the Antarctic Treaty area (south of latitude 60°S) has received little attention. We examined microplastic particle concentrations in sediment samples from 20 locations up to 7 km from Rothera Research Station. The highest concentrations of microplastic (<5 particles 10 ml-1) were recorded in sediment collected near the station sewage treatment plant outfall. The concentrations were similar to levels recorded in shallow and deep sea marine sediments outside Antarctica. The detected microplastics had characteristics similar to those commonly produced by clothes washing. We recommend further research on microplastics around Antarctic stations to inform policy discussions and the development of appropriate management responses. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica PEARL (Plymouth Electronic Archiv & ResearchLibrary, Plymouth University) Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Rothera ENVELOPE(-68.130,-68.130,-67.568,-67.568) Rothera Research Station ENVELOPE(-68.129,-68.129,-67.566,-67.566) The Antarctic Marine Pollution Bulletin 133 460 463 |
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publisher: Elsevier articletitle: Microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica journaltitle: Marine Pollution Bulletin articlelink: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.068 content_type: article copyright: © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Antarctica and surrounding waters are often considered pristine, but may be subject to local pollution from tourism, fishing and governmental research programme activities. In particular, the quantification of microplastic pollution within the Antarctic Treaty area (south of latitude 60°S) has received little attention. We examined microplastic particle concentrations in sediment samples from 20 locations up to 7 km from Rothera Research Station. The highest concentrations of microplastic (<5 particles 10 ml-1) were recorded in sediment collected near the station sewage treatment plant outfall. The concentrations were similar to levels recorded in shallow and deep sea marine sediments outside Antarctica. The detected microplastics had characteristics similar to those commonly produced by clothes washing. We recommend further research on microplastics around Antarctic stations to inform policy discussions and the development of appropriate management responses. |
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