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Systematical insights into distribution and characteristics of microplastics in near-surface waters from the East Asian Seas to the Arctic Central Basin

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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 814, 期 -, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151923

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Microplastics; Near-surface water; Oceanic current; East Asian Seas; Arctic Ocean

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  1. Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province of China [2020J05174]
  2. National Natural Science Founda-tion of China [41776118, 41476096]
  3. National Key Research and Development Program [2016YFC1402201]
  4. Research Program for the Minjiang University [MYK21001]

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This study investigates the spatial distribution and composition of microplastics in near-surface water from the East Asian Seas to the Arctic Central Basin. Results show that microplastics were detected in 93.9% of the sampling sites, with abundances ranging from 0.48 to 7.62 items/m³. Polyester (PET) was found to be the dominant type, accounting for 71.3% of the total microplastics.
The spatial distribution and composition of microplastics in near-surface water (8 m) was investigated from the East Asian Seas to the Arctic Central Basin. Microplastics were detected in 93.9% of the sampling sites. Abundances ranged from 0.48 to 7.62 items/m(3), with an average abundance of 2.91 +/- 1.93 items/m(3). The highest average abundance was observed in the Arctic Central Basin. Polyester (PET) was the dominant type, accounting for 71.3% of total microplastics, followed by rayon or cellophane and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Microplastics < 2 mm accounted for 81.9% of total particles. Its distribution peaked in the 1-2 mm size range. The 0.30-2 mm fibers were the most abundant. In the East Asian Seas, the abundance was significantly negatively correlated with longitude, whereas the accumulation of microplastics was not observed in the northeastern sector of Japan Sea. Abundances of microplastics at sites located in the sub-Arctic and Arctic Oceans showed a significant positive relationship with latitude, indicating that the Arctic Ocean is a potential accumulation zone of microplastics. The findings of this study will provide systematical insights into distribution of microplastics and basic information for understanding the accumulation mechanism of microplastics in near-surface waters from the East Asian Seas to the Arctic Central Basin.

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