The contamination of in situ archaeological remains: A pilot analysis of microplastics in sediment samples using μFTIR
The Science of The Total Environment2024
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Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Freija Mendrik,
Freija Mendrik,
Freija Mendrik,
Freija Mendrik,
Freija Mendrik,
Freija Mendrik,
Freija Mendrik,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Emma Chapman,
Emma Chapman,
Freija Mendrik,
John Schofield
John Schofield
Freija Mendrik,
Freija Mendrik,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Freija Mendrik,
Freija Mendrik,
Freija Mendrik,
Freija Mendrik,
Freija Mendrik,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Freija Mendrik,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Catriona R. Liddle,
Catriona R. Liddle,
Freija Mendrik,
Emma Chapman,
Catriona R. Liddle,
Catriona R. Liddle,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Freija Mendrik,
John Schofield
Freija Mendrik,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Freija Mendrik,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Emma Chapman,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Emma Chapman,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Emma Chapman,
John Schofield
John Schofield
John Schofield
John Schofield
Paul Flintoft,
Paul Flintoft,
Emma Chapman,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Emma Chapman,
Emma Chapman,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Catriona R. Liddle,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Ian Panter,
Ian Panter,
Catriona R. Liddle,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Giulia Gallio,
Emma Chapman,
Giulia Gallio,
Emma Chapman,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Christine McDonnell,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Christine McDonnell,
Catriona R. Liddle,
Catriona R. Liddle,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
David Jennings,
John Schofield
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Jeanette M. Rotchell,
Freija Mendrik,
John Schofield
Summary
Researchers presented what is believed to be the first evidence of microplastic contamination in archaeological sediment samples, using micro-FTIR spectroscopy to identify polymer types and size ranges. The study suggests that microplastics may migrate through archaeological layers over time, potentially compromising the scientific integrity of archaeological deposits and the environmental data they contain.
Study Type
Environmental
This is believed to be the first evidence of MP contamination in archaeological sediment (or soil) samples with polymers and size ranges measured and while accounting for procedural blanks. These results support the phenomenon of transport of MPs within archaeological stratigraphy, and the characterisation of types, shapes and size ranges identified therein. Through contamination, MPs may compromise the scientific value of archaeological deposits, and environmental proxies suspended within significant sediment, and as such represent a new consideration in the dynamism of, as well as arguments for preserving, archaeological deposits in situ.