期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 776, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145803
关键词
Microplastics; Transport; Coastal lagoon-ocean exchanges; Rio Lagartos; Yucatan
资金
- National Council on Science and Technology (CONACYT) [436052]
- Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Posgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia [436052]
- CONACYT-SENER-CONACYT [D1/CH2012-0]
- CEMIE-Ocean [S-LE1]
- DGAPA, UNAM
This study provides the first evaluation of microplastic distribution in a hypersaline coastal lagoon and explores natural and anthropogenic factors that drive their location and transport. Results show marked seasonality in sources and transport agents, with microplastics concentration related to human activities in summer and to accumulated precipitation in other seasons. The study emphasizes the need to resolve tidal variability for microplastic sampling in coastal lagoons and estuaries.
Information on the transport and distribution of microplastics in coastal lagoons is scarce. This study provides the first evaluation of microplastic distribution in a hypersaline coastal lagoon and explores natural and anthropogenic factors that drive their location and transport. The study combines different field strategies: spatial distribution of microplastics in sediments, for September 2017 (wet season and peak use of the lagoon) and February 2018 (winter season, characterized by intense Northerly winds and least use of the lagoon); spatial distribution of microplastics in the water column in the winter season; ocean-lagoon exchanges of water and microplastics at the lagoon entrance during tidal cycles. Also, one-year records of water level variations along the lagoon provide connections between local pressure gradients and water fluxes. Statistical analyses indicate relationships between temporal variations of microplastic concentrations and human activities. Results show marked seasonality in sources and transport agents. During the summer, microplastics concentration was related to human activities. After this season, the accumulated precipitation in the continental karst region leads to an increase in the water level at the head of the lagoon. The resulting pressure gradient promotes seaward flushing of hypersaline water and of microplastics. At tidal (diurnal) time scales, measurements at the mouth of the lagoon revealed that more particles were collected in ebb than in flood. This variability underscores the need to resolve tidal variability for microplastic sampling in coastal lagoons and estuaries. (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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