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Floating microplastics in Svalbard fjords: High spatial variability requires methodological consistency in estuarine systems
Marine Pollution Bulletin2024
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Svetlana Pakhomova,
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Tatiana Polivanova,
Tatiana Polivanova,
Igor Zhdanov,
Igor Zhdanov,
Igor Zhdanov,
Igor Zhdanov,
Igor Zhdanov,
Anfisa Berezina,
Anfisa Berezina,
Anfisa Berezina,
Anfisa Berezina,
Anfisa Berezina,
Anfisa Berezina,
Anfisa Berezina,
Anfisa Berezina,
Anfisa Berezina,
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Anfisa Berezina,
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Amy Lusher
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Amy Lusher
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Amy Lusher
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Anna Gebruk,
E. V. Yakushev,
Anna Gebruk,
Anna Gebruk,
E. V. Yakushev,
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Anfisa Berezina,
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Anfisa Berezina,
E. V. Yakushev,
Amy Lusher
Anna Gebruk,
Anna Gebruk,
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Anna Gebruk,
Anfisa Berezina,
E. V. Yakushev,
Anfisa Berezina,
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Anfisa Berezina,
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Amy Lusher
Tatiana Polivanova,
Tatiana Polivanova,
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Amy Lusher
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Igor Zhdanov,
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Amy Lusher
Anfisa Berezina,
Igor Zhdanov,
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Igor Zhdanov,
Amy Lusher
Anfisa Berezina,
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Amy Lusher
Anfisa Berezina,
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Anfisa Berezina,
Anfisa Berezina,
Anfisa Berezina,
Anfisa Berezina,
Anfisa Berezina,
Igor Zhdanov,
Igor Zhdanov,
Igor Zhdanov,
Igor Zhdanov,
Tatiana Polivanova,
Tatiana Polivanova,
Olga Mekhova,
Olga Mekhova,
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Amy Lusher
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Tatiana Polivanova,
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Amy Lusher
Olga Mekhova,
Olga Mekhova,
Amy Lusher
Olga Mekhova,
Igor Zhdanov,
Igor Zhdanov,
Olga Mekhova,
Olga Mekhova,
Tatiana Polivanova,
Tatiana Polivanova,
Olga Mekhova,
E. V. Yakushev,
E. V. Yakushev,
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Anfisa Berezina,
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Alisa Ilinskaya,
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Alisa Ilinskaya,
Anfisa Berezina,
Anfisa Berezina,
Anfisa Berezina,
Alexey Golyakov,
Anfisa Berezina,
Anfisa Berezina,
Anfisa Berezina,
Alexey Golyakov,
E. V. Yakushev,
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Tatiana Polivanova,
Amy Lusher
E. V. Yakushev,
Amy Lusher
Tatiana Polivanova,
Amy Lusher
E. V. Yakushev,
Amy Lusher
Anna Gebruk,
E. V. Yakushev,
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
E. V. Yakushev,
E. V. Yakushev,
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
E. V. Yakushev,
Svetlana Pakhomova,
Svetlana Pakhomova,
E. V. Yakushev,
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
E. V. Yakushev,
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Amy Lusher
Summary
This study quantified floating microplastics in fjords around Svalbard, finding high spatial variability that necessitates dense sampling strategies, with concentrations influenced by sea ice dynamics and ocean current patterns.
Study Type
Environmental
Microplastic pollution was studied in surface waters of Isfjorden, Svalbard in July 2021 as a part of an international regional harmonisation exercise. Surface microplastics (0.5-5 mm) were sampled with a neuston net in triplicate per study site in several branches of Isfjorden, covering populated and unpopulated fjords. High spatial variability of microplastic abundance (0-32,700 items/km) was observed within a single fjord resulting from the hydrodynamic pattern formed through the interaction of surface currents, freshwater runoff, and wind conditions. Maximum microplastic abundance was not correlated with the distance from the local source and was instead defined by local small-scale hydrodynamics. Future recommendations for correct assessment of surface microplastics concentration in estuarine environments are presented.