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Floating macroplastic pollution in Korean coastal and offshore areas
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2024
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Sang Hee Hong,
Sung Yong Ha,
Yu Lee Jang,
Jongwook Jeong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Soeun Eo,
Jongwook Jeong,
Soeun Eo,
Soeun Eo,
Won Joon Shim,
Won Joon Shim,
Won Joon Shim,
Sung Yong Ha,
Won Joon Shim,
Sung Yong Ha,
Gi Myung Han
Sung Yong Ha,
Gi Myung Han
Sung Yong Ha,
Soeun Eo,
Soeun Eo,
Soeun Eo,
Yu Lee Jang,
Gi Myung Han
Yu Lee Jang,
Soeun Eo,
Sang Hee Hong,
Yu Lee Jang,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sung Yong Ha,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Gi Myung Han
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sung Yong Ha,
Sung Yong Ha,
Sang Hee Hong,
Soeun Eo,
Sung Yong Ha,
Sung Yong Ha,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Jongwook Jeong,
Jongwook Jeong,
Yu Lee Jang,
Yu Lee Jang,
Jongwook Jeong,
Jongwook Jeong,
Jongwook Jeong,
Jongwook Jeong,
Jongwook Jeong,
Yu Lee Jang,
Yu Lee Jang,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Soeun Eo,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Soeun Eo,
Soeun Eo,
Sang Hee Hong,
Soeun Eo,
Soeun Eo,
Soeun Eo,
Gi Myung Han
Sang Hee Hong,
Gi Myung Han
Soeun Eo,
Sang Hee Hong,
Gi Myung Han
Soeun Eo,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Gi Myung Han
Gi Myung Han
Soeun Eo,
Soeun Eo,
Soeun Eo,
Soeun Eo,
Soeun Eo,
Soeun Eo,
Sang Hee Hong,
Gi Myung Han
Soeun Eo,
Sung Yong Ha,
Sung Yong Ha,
Won Joon Shim,
Sung Yong Ha,
Gi Myung Han
Gi Myung Han
Sang Hee Hong,
Soeun Eo,
Soeun Eo,
Soeun Eo,
Gi Myung Han
Sung Yong Ha,
Sung Yong Ha,
Won Joon Shim,
Gi Myung Han
Gi Myung Han
Gi Myung Han
Gi Myung Han
Gi Myung Han
Gi Myung Han
Gi Myung Han
Gi Myung Han
Gi Myung Han
Gi Myung Han
Gi Myung Han
Gi Myung Han
Gi Myung Han
Gi Myung Han
Gi Myung Han
Sung Yong Ha,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Soeun Eo,
Jongwook Jeong,
Jongwook Jeong,
Jongwook Jeong,
Jongwook Jeong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sung Yong Ha,
Won Joon Shim,
Gi Myung Han
Sung Yong Ha,
Gi Myung Han
Gi Myung Han
Won Joon Shim,
Gi Myung Han
Won Joon Shim,
Won Joon Shim,
Won Joon Shim,
Won Joon Shim,
Sang Hee Hong,
Won Joon Shim,
Gi Myung Han
Won Joon Shim,
Won Joon Shim,
Gi Myung Han
Won Joon Shim,
Sung Yong Ha,
Won Joon Shim,
Gi Myung Han
Won Joon Shim,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sung Yong Ha,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sung Yong Ha,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sung Yong Ha,
Sung Yong Ha,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Gi Myung Han
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sung Yong Ha,
Won Joon Shim,
Won Joon Shim,
Won Joon Shim,
Won Joon Shim,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Gi Myung Han
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Sang Hee Hong,
Gi Myung Han
Won Joon Shim,
Won Joon Shim,
Won Joon Shim,
Won Joon Shim,
Gi Myung Han
Gi Myung Han
Summary
Researchers conducted visual observation surveys during 2022 and 2023 research cruises to document floating macroplastic pollution larger than 2.5 cm in South Korean coastal and offshore waters, including the South Sea and East Sea. They found debris densities ranging from 9 to 1,191 items per km2 and characterized dominant plastic types, filling a data gap given that prior Korean studies had focused primarily on microplastics.
Studies on microplastic pollution in South Korea's seas have been extensive, yet information regarding floating macroplastics larger than 2.5 cm remain scarce. To address this gap, visual observation surveys were conducted during a cruise in the South Sea of Korea in 2023 and the East Sea in 2022 and 2023. The aim was to investigate the level of pollution and characteristics of floating debris in the surface waters around South Korea. The density of floating debris varied from 9 to 1,191 n/km2, with an average of 119 ± 174 n/km2. The mean densities were similar in the South Sea (112 ± 63 n/km2) and East Sea (133 ± 284 n/km2), but the overall pollution level was statistically higher in the South Sea. Particularly, coastal areas exhibited significantly higher densities than offshore areas in the South Sea. Plastic items comprised 90 Also see: https://micro2024.sciencesconf.org/559313/document