Microplastic contamination in east Antarctic sea ice
The durability of plastics in the marine environment has led to concerns regarding the pervasiveness of this debris in remote polar habitats. Microplastic (MP) enrichment in East Antarctic sea ice was measured in one ice core sampled from coastal land-fast sea ice. The core was processed and filtere...
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ftunivtasmania:oai:eprints.utas.edu.au:33943 2023-05-15T14:00:12+02:00 Microplastic contamination in east Antarctic sea ice Kelly, A Lannuzel, D Rodemann, T Meiners, KM Auman, HJ 2020 https://eprints.utas.edu.au/33943/ unknown Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd Kelly, A, Lannuzel, D orcid:0000-0001-6154-1837 , Rodemann, T orcid:0000-0003-2356-1153 , Meiners, KM and Auman, HJ orcid:0000-0002-3749-7554 2020 , 'Microplastic contamination in east Antarctic sea ice' , Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 154 , pp. 1-7 , doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111130 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111130>. microplastics marine debris land-fast sea ice East Antarctica Southern Ocean plastic pollution Article PeerReviewed 2020 ftunivtasmania https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111130 2021-03-22T23:16:19Z The durability of plastics in the marine environment has led to concerns regarding the pervasiveness of this debris in remote polar habitats. Microplastic (MP) enrichment in East Antarctic sea ice was measured in one ice core sampled from coastal land-fast sea ice. The core was processed and filtered material was analyzed using micro Fourier-Transform Infrared (μFTIR) spectroscopy. 96 MP particles were identified, averaging 11.71 particles L−1. The most common MP polymers (polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyamide) were consistent with those most frequently represented in the majority of marine MP studies. Sea-ice MP concentrations were positively related with chlorophyll a, suggesting living biomass could assist in incorporating MPs in sea ice. Our preliminary results indicate that sea ice has the potential to serve as a reservoir for MP debris in the Southern Ocean, which may have consequences for Southern Ocean food webs and biogeochemistry. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica East Antarctica ice core Sea ice Southern Ocean University of Tasmania: UTas ePrints Antarctic Southern Ocean East Antarctica Marine Pollution Bulletin 154 111130 |
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The durability of plastics in the marine environment has led to concerns regarding the pervasiveness of this debris in remote polar habitats. Microplastic (MP) enrichment in East Antarctic sea ice was measured in one ice core sampled from coastal land-fast sea ice. The core was processed and filtered material was analyzed using micro Fourier-Transform Infrared (μFTIR) spectroscopy. 96 MP particles were identified, averaging 11.71 particles L−1. The most common MP polymers (polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyamide) were consistent with those most frequently represented in the majority of marine MP studies. Sea-ice MP concentrations were positively related with chlorophyll a, suggesting living biomass could assist in incorporating MPs in sea ice. Our preliminary results indicate that sea ice has the potential to serve as a reservoir for MP debris in the Southern Ocean, which may have consequences for Southern Ocean food webs and biogeochemistry. |
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Microplastic contamination in east Antarctic sea ice |
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Microplastic contamination in east Antarctic sea ice |
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Microplastic contamination in east Antarctic sea ice |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica East Antarctica ice core Sea ice Southern Ocean |
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Kelly, A, Lannuzel, D orcid:0000-0001-6154-1837 , Rodemann, T orcid:0000-0003-2356-1153 , Meiners, KM and Auman, HJ orcid:0000-0002-3749-7554 2020 , 'Microplastic contamination in east Antarctic sea ice' , Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 154 , pp. 1-7 , doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111130 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111130>. |
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