Journal
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
Volume 166, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112212
Keywords
Microplastics; Beach sediment; Fernando de Noronha; Oceanic islands
Funding
- CNPq
- FACEPE
- ICMBioMMA
- Fernando de Noronha District Administration
- Projeto TAMAR
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The Fernando de Noronha Archipelago is highly susceptible to microplastic pollution, with concentrations varying greatly in both space and time. Standard methods for sampling and analyzing microplastics are necessary to enhance understanding of large-scale spatial and temporal variability.
Fernando de Noronha Archipelago is highly vulnerable to microplastic pollution, which has been previously reported with snapshot samplings on the site. The present study has performed daily beach sediment samplings on the archipelago, aiming to assess the distribution, characteristics and short-term variability of microplastics (1?5 mm), expressing concentrations in three different units. The concentrations ranged from 0.6 ? 2.5 particles/ m2 to 1059.3 ? 1385.6 particles/m2 and showed a large spatial and temporal small-scale variability. The results indicate that microplastic contamination is recurrent in Fernando de Noronha and the distribution of these particles is associated with a combination of various physical processes. A wider comparison with results obtained in beaches worldwide was possible using different units of concentration, but standard methods for sampling and analysis of microplastics is needed to better understanding of large-scale spatial and temporal variability.
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