Journal
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
Volume 143, Issue -, Pages 58-65Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.04.023
Keywords
Plastic debris; Microplastics; Arctic Ocean; Ocean circulation; Chukchi Sea
Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program [2016YFC1402201]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41776118, 41476096]
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Microplastics (MPs) in the Arctic Ocean have gained considerable attention due to its ubiquity and impacts within ecosystems. However, little information is available on MPs in the Pacific section of the Arctic Ocean. The present study determined the abundance, distribution, and composition of MPs in surface waters from the Northwestern Pacific, the Bering Sea, and the Chukchi Sea. The MPs abundances varied from 0.018 items/m(3) to 0.31 items/m(3), with a mean abundance of 0.13 +/- 0.11 items/m(3). The highest level of MPs was found in the Chukchi Sea. Of all of the detected MPs, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) accounted for the largest proportion of MPs, and fiber was predominant with regard to the total amount. Our results highlighted that the Arctic Ocean is becoming a hotspot for plastic pollution, and the risks posed by MPs need to be paid closer attention in future investigations.
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