Microplastics in the Southern Ocean

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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Article

Isobe, Atsuhiko¹  Uchiyama-Matsumoto, Kaori²  Uchida, Keiichi³  Tokai, Tadashi³ 

[1] Kyushu Univ, Appl Mech Res Inst, 6-1 Kasuga Koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 8168580, Japan

[2] Tokyo Univ Marine Sci & Technol, Observat & Res Ctr Ocean Syst, Minato Ku, 4-5-7 Konan, Tokyo 1088477, Japan

[3] Tokyo Univ Marine Sci & Technol, Minato Ku, 4-5-7 Konan, Tokyo 1088477, Japan

关键词: Microplastics;    Mesoplastics;    Concentration;    Total particle count;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.09.037

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

A field survey to collect microplastics with sizes <5 mm was conducted in the Southern Ocean in 2016. We performed five net-tows and collected 44 pieces of plastic. Total particle counts of the entire water column, which is free of vertical mixing, were computed using the surface concentration (particle count per unit seawater volume) of microplastics, wind speed, and significant wave height during the observation period. Total particle counts at two stations near Antarctica were estimated to be in the order of 100,000 pieces km(-2). (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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