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Anthropoquinas: First description of plastics and other man-made materials in recently formed coastal sedimentary rocks in the southern hemisphere

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MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
Volume 154, Issue -, Pages -

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111044

Keywords

Anthropocene; Geodiversity; Marine litter; Plastic pollution; Southern Brazil

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  1. Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico, Brazil [CNPq] [409750/2016-6]

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Plastic, as a flagship species, represents how deeply humans impact the environment. Although scarce, the presence of plastic and other anthropogenic materials in rocks has already been reported in the literature, however, so far, not in the Southern Hemisphere. Thus, the objective of the present study was to report and describe samples of sedimentary rocks containing anthropogenic items cemented with biogenic and siliciclastic material - anthropoquinas - and to discuss implications to the establishment of the Anthropocene and geodiversity conservation. Six samples of anthropoquinas were evaluated, presenting different technofossils (metal bottle caps, ship nail, plastic earring and plastic fragment) and composition (lithic and biogenic fragments). Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy was conducted on two samples, reflecting differences regarding their genesis. The description of these rocks is concerning and reflects how deeply human behavior influences various natural compartments. Therefore, studies on the effects of marine litter on geodiversity are strongly encouraged.

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