Microplastics in the sediments of Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica)
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)....
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ftupmarcheiris:oai:iris.univpm.it:11566/254601 2024-04-21T07:48:55+00:00 Microplastics in the sediments of Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica) Munari C. Infantini V. Scoponi M. Rastelli E. Corinaldesi C. Mistri M. Munari, C. Infantini, V. Scoponi, M. Rastelli, E. Corinaldesi, C. Mistri, M. 2017 http://hdl.handle.net/11566/254601 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.06.039 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X17305192 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000408076900029 volume:122 firstpage:161 lastpage:165 numberofpages:5 journal:MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN http://hdl.handle.net/11566/254601 doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.06.039 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85020945024 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X17305192 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2017 ftupmarcheiris https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.06.039 2024-03-28T01:42:50Z 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). All sediment samples contained plastics: a total of 1661 items of debris (3.14 g) were recorded from the 31 samples of sediment. Plastic particles in the samples ranged from 0.3 to 22 mm in length. Fibres were the most frequent type of small plastics debris detected. In terms of abundance, microplastics (< 5 mm) accounted for 78.4% of debris. 9 polymer types were found: the most common material (94.13% by weight) was styrene-butadiene-styrene copolymer (SBS), widely used in pneumatic tires, etc. A decreasing concentration of plastic debris at increasing distances from the Mario Zucchelli Base was evidenced. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Ross Sea Università Politecnica delle Marche: IRIS Marine Pollution Bulletin 122 1-2 161 165 |
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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). All sediment samples contained plastics: a total of 1661 items of debris (3.14 g) were recorded from the 31 samples of sediment. Plastic particles in the samples ranged from 0.3 to 22 mm in length. Fibres were the most frequent type of small plastics debris detected. In terms of abundance, microplastics (< 5 mm) accounted for 78.4% of debris. 9 polymer types were found: the most common material (94.13% by weight) was styrene-butadiene-styrene copolymer (SBS), widely used in pneumatic tires, etc. A decreasing concentration of plastic debris at increasing distances from the Mario Zucchelli Base was evidenced. |
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Microplastics in the sediments of Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica) |
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Microplastics in the sediments of Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica) |
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