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A nationwide monitoring of atmospheric microplastic deposition
The Science of The Total Environment
2023
44 citations
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May Gómez,
Carlos Edo,
Jesús Gago,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Roberto Rosal,
Carlos Edo,
Jesús Gago,
Javier Bayo,
Carlos Edo,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Javier Bayo,
Javier Bayo,
Jesús Gago,
Javier Bayo,
May Gómez,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Ricardo Beiras,
Ricardo Beiras,
Ricardo Beiras,
Javier Bayo,
Ricardo Beiras,
Ricardo Beiras,
Ricardo Beiras,
Javier Bayo,
Ricardo Beiras,
Ricardo Beiras,
Cristina Romera‐Castillo,
Cristina Romera‐Castillo,
Javier Bayo,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Javier Bayo,
Javier Bayo,
Alicia Herrera,
Javier Bayo,
Javier Bayo,
Javier Bayo,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Javier Bayo,
Alicia Herrera,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Javier Bayo,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Junkal Landaburu‐Aguirre,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Ico Martínez,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Javier Bayo,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Javier Bayo,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Carlos Edo,
Ico Martínez,
Carlos Edo,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Javier Bayo,
Jesús Gago,
Carlos Edo,
Javier Bayo,
Carlos Edo,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
May Gómez,
Javier Bayo,
Jesús Gago,
Javier Bayo,
Carlos Edo,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Roberto Rosal,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Virtudes Martínez-Hernández,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Virtudes Martínez-Hernández,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Cristina Romera‐Castillo,
Virtudes Martínez-Hernández,
Virtudes Martínez-Hernández,
Cristina Romera‐Castillo,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Ricardo Beiras,
Ricardo Beiras,
May Gómez,
Jesús Gago,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Jesús Gago,
May Gómez,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
David Elustondo,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Alicia Herrera,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Javier Bayo,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez,
Ico Martínez,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Ico Martínez,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Javier Bayo,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Jesús Gago,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Ico Martínez,
Ico Martínez,
Ico Martínez,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
May Gómez,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Ico Martínez,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Ico Martínez,
Alicia Herrera,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Ico Martínez,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Ico Martínez,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Ico Martínez,
Alicia Herrera,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Alicia Herrera,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Roberto Rosal,
Javier Bayo,
Roberto Rosal,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Roberto Rosal,
Ico Martínez,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Cristina Romera‐Castillo,
Javier Bayo,
Francisco Leganés,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Ricardo Beiras,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Ricardo Beiras,
Ricardo Beiras,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Francisco Leganés,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Francisco Leganés,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
May Gómez,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Jesús Gago,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Jesús Gago,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Ico Martínez,
Ico Martínez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
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Jesús Gago,
Ico Martínez,
Roberto Rosal,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Carlos Edo,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Ico Martínez,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Javier Bayo,
Carlos Edo,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisco Leganés,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Cristina Romera‐Castillo,
Carlos Edo,
May Gómez,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Jesús Gago,
Cristina Romera‐Castillo,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Jesús Gago,
Ico Martínez,
Ico Martínez,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Junkal Landaburu‐Aguirre,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Ico Martínez,
Jesús Gago,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Roberto Rosal,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Jesús Gago,
Cristina Romera‐Castillo,
May Gómez,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Javier Bayo,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Junkal Landaburu‐Aguirre,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
May Gómez,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Ico Martínez,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
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Miguel González-Pleiter,
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Javier González‐Sálamo,
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Javier González‐Sálamo,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Javier Bayo,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Alicia Herrera,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Ico Martínez,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
May Gómez,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Ico Martínez,
Ico Martínez,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Ico Martínez,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
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Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Ico Martínez,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
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Miguel González-Pleiter,
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Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
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Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
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Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
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May Gómez,
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Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
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Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Alicia Herrera,
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Ico Martínez,
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Ico Martínez,
Ico Martínez,
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Ico Martínez,
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Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
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Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Javier Bayo,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Ricardo Beiras,
Ricardo Beiras,
Cristina Romera‐Castillo,
Cristina Romera‐Castillo,
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Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
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Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Virtudes Martínez-Hernández,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Javier Bayo,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisco Leganés,
Virtudes Martínez-Hernández,
Ico Martínez,
Francisco Leganés,
Alicia Herrera,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Roberto Rosal,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Roberto Rosal,
Javier Bayo,
Virtudes Martínez-Hernández,
Roberto Rosal,
Alicia Herrera,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Alicia Herrera,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Alicia Herrera,
Roberto Rosal,
Alicia Herrera,
Roberto Rosal,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Junkal Landaburu‐Aguirre,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Roberto Rosal,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Francisco Leganés,
Virtudes Martínez-Hernández,
Jesús Gago,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
May Gómez,
Jesús Gago,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Jesús Gago,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
May Gómez,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
May Gómez,
Francisco Leganés,
May Gómez,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Jesús Gago,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Jesús Gago,
May Gómez,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
May Gómez,
Ricardo Beiras,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Ricardo Beiras,
May Gómez,
Ricardo Beiras,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Ricardo Beiras,
Ricardo Beiras,
Ricardo Beiras,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Ricardo Beiras,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Roberto Rosal,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Roberto Rosal,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Roberto Rosal,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Jesús Gago,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
May Gómez,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Roberto Rosal,
May Gómez,
Roberto Rosal,
Virtudes Martínez-Hernández,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Ico Martínez,
Ricardo Beiras,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
May Gómez,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
May Gómez,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Alicia Herrera,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
May Gómez,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
May Gómez,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
May Gómez,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Roberto Rosal,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Javier Bayo,
Javier Bayo,
Alicia Herrera,
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Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
May Gómez,
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Jesús Gago,
May Gómez,
Ricardo Beiras,
May Gómez,
Ricardo Beiras,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Virtudes Martínez-Hernández,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Francisco Leganés,
Junkal Landaburu‐Aguirre,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Junkal Landaburu‐Aguirre,
Ricardo Beiras,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Ricardo Beiras,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Alicia Herrera,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Roberto Rosal,
May Gómez,
Ricardo Beiras,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
May Gómez,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Francisco Leganés,
Joaquín López‐Castellanos,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Rosario González-Cascón,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Javier Bayo,
Roberto Rosal,
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Javier González‐Sálamo,
Roberto Rosal,
Ricardo Beiras,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Ricardo Beiras,
Cristina Romera‐Castillo,
Cristina Romera‐Castillo,
Jesús Gago,
Cintia Hernández-Sánchez,
Cristina Romera‐Castillo,
Junkal Landaburu‐Aguirre,
David Elustondo,
Ico Martínez,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Alicia Herrera,
Carolina Santamaría,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Rocı́o Alonso,
Cristina Romera‐Castillo,
Héctor García-Gómez,
Ico Martínez,
Roberto Rosal,
Rosario González-Cascón,
Virtudes Martínez-Hernández,
Ricardo Beiras,
Jesús Gago,
Junkal Landaburu‐Aguirre,
Jesús Gago,
Mónica Incera,
Jesús Gago,
Beatriz Noya,
Beatriz Noya,
Ricardo Beiras,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Javier Hernández‐Borges,
Roberto Rosal,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo
Summary
Researchers conducted a year-long nationwide monitoring of atmospheric microplastic deposition across ten urban areas in Spain with varying population sizes, economic activities, and climates. The study provides a systematic quantification of airborne microplastic fallout, contributing to understanding the role of the atmosphere in the transport and distribution of microplastic pollution.
Polymers
Plastic production continues to increase every year, yet it is widely acknowledged that a significant portion of this material ends up in ecosystems as microplastics (MPs). Among all the environmental compartments affected by MPs, the atmosphere remains the least well-known. Here, we conducted a one-year simultaneous monitoring of atmospheric MPs deposition in ten urban areas, each with different population sizes, economic activities, and climates. The objective was to assess the role of the atmosphere in the fate of MPs by conducting a nationwide quantification of atmospheric MP deposition. To achieve this, we deployed collectors in ten different urban areas across continental Spain and the Canary Islands. We implemented a systematic sampling methodology with rigorous quality control/quality assurance, along with particle-oriented identification and quantification of anthropogenic particle deposition, which included MPs and industrially processed natural fibres. Among the sampled MPs, polyester fibres were the most abundant, followed by acrylic polymers, polypropylene, and alkyd resins. Their equivalent sizes ranged from 22 μm to 398 μm, with a median value of 71 μm. The particle size distribution of MPs showed fewer large particles than expected from a three-dimensional fractal fragmentation pattern, which was attributed to the higher mobility of small particles, especially fibres. The atmospheric deposition rate of MPs ranged from 5.6 to 78.6 MPs m day, with the higher values observed in densely populated areas such as Barcelona and Madrid. Additionally, we detected natural polymers, mostly cellulosic fibres with evidence of industrial processing, with a deposition rate ranging from 6.4 to 58.6 particles m day. There was a positive correlation was found between the population of the study area and the median of atmospheric MP deposition, supporting the hypothesis that urban areas act as sources of atmospheric MPs. Our study presents a systematic methodology for monitoring atmospheric MP deposition.
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