1. Microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica
- Author
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Kevin A. Hughes, Richard C. Thompson, Sarah Reed, and Marlon Clark
- Subjects
Pollution ,Microplastics ,Geologic Sediments ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Sediment ,Antarctic Regions ,010501 environmental sciences ,Aquatic Science ,Oceanography ,01 natural sciences ,Marine pollution ,Aquatic environment ,Environmental science ,Plastics ,Water Pollutants, Chemical ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,media_common ,Environmental Monitoring - Abstract
Antarctica and surrounding waters are often considered pristine, but may be subject to local pollution from tourism, fishing and governmental research programme activities. In particular, the quantification of microplastic pollution within the Antarctic Treaty area (south of latitude 60°S) has received little attention. We examined microplastic particle concentrations in sediment samples from 20 locations up to 7 km from Rothera Research Station. The highest concentrations of microplastic (5 particles 10 ml
- Published
- 2017