Deep sea sediments of the Arctic Central Basin: A potential sink for microplastics

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
• Main Authors: Kanhai, LDK, Johansson, C, Frias, JPGL, Gardfeldt, K, Thompson, RC, O'Connor, I
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Subjects: Microplastics; Marine debris; Arctic Ocean; Sediment; Deep Sea; Arctic; Central Basin
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/13647; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2019.03.003

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Deep sea sediments have emerged as a potential sink for microplastics in the marine environment. The discovery of microplastics in various environmental compartments of the Arctic Central Basin (ACB) suggested that these contaminants were potentially being transported to the deep...