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Occurrence and backtracking of microplastic mass loads including tire wear particles in northern Atlantic air

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Scholz‐Böttcher Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Nikolaos Evangeliou, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Sabine Eckhardt, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Sabine Eckhardt, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Sabine Eckhardt, Sabine Eckhardt, Dorte Herzke, Dorte Herzke, Dorte Herzke, Dorte Herzke, Gunnar Gerdts, Dorte Herzke, Gunnar Gerdts, Sabine Eckhardt, Andreas Held, Andreas Held, Andreas Held, Andreas Held, Andreas Held, Christoph Georgi, Christoph Georgi, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Janina Schulz, Gunnar Gerdts, Janina Schulz, Dorte Herzke, Gunnar Gerdts, Dorte Herzke, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Gunnar Gerdts, Dorte Herzke, Dorte Herzke, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Gunnar Gerdts, Dorte Herzke, Gunnar Gerdts, Dorte Herzke, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Dorte Herzke, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Dorte Herzke, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Dorte Herzke, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Vladimir Nikiforov, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Gunnar Gerdts, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Gunnar Gerdts, Dorte Herzke, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Gunnar Gerdts, Andreas Held, Andreas Held, Dorte Herzke, Dorte Herzke, Dorte Herzke, Dorte Herzke, Dorte Herzke, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Nikolaos Evangeliou, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Sabine Eckhardt, Sabine Eckhardt, Sabine Eckhardt, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Oliver Wurl, Vladimir Nikiforov, Andreas Held, Andreas Held, Andreas Held, Janina Schulz, Janina Schulz, Christoph Georgi, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Dorte Herzke, Gunnar Gerdts, Sabine Eckhardt, Sabine Eckhardt, Gunnar Gerdts, Andreas Held, Andreas Held, Andreas Held, Gunnar Gerdts, Vladimir Nikiforov, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Sabine Eckhardt, Gunnar Gerdts, Vladimir Nikiforov, Vladimir Nikiforov, Gunnar Gerdts, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Christoph Georgi, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Gunnar Gerdts, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Sabine Eckhardt, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Oliver Wurl, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Dorte Herzke, Gunnar Gerdts, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Oliver Wurl, Andreas Held, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Sabine Eckhardt, Gunnar Gerdts, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Gunnar Gerdts, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Andreas Held, Vladimir Nikiforov, Dorte Herzke, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Dorte Herzke, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Sabine Eckhardt, Andreas Held, Dorte Herzke, Oliver Wurl, Vladimir Nikiforov, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Dorte Herzke, Oliver Wurl, Dorte Herzke, Vladimir Nikiforov, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Gunnar Gerdts, Vladimir Nikiforov, Gunnar Gerdts, Sabine Eckhardt, Sabine Eckhardt, Dorte Herzke, Dorte Herzke, Gunnar Gerdts, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Gunnar Gerdts, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Gunnar Gerdts, Sabine Eckhardt, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Gunnar Gerdts, Dorte Herzke, Oliver Wurl, Gunnar Gerdts, Oliver Wurl, Oliver Wurl, Dorte Herzke, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Dorte Herzke, Dorte Herzke, Dorte Herzke, Gunnar Gerdts, Gunnar Gerdts, Dorte Herzke, Gunnar Gerdts, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Dorte Herzke, Gunnar Gerdts, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Dorte Herzke, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher

Summary

Scientists measured airborne microplastic concentrations, including tire wear particles, in the atmosphere over the Norwegian coast and Arctic waters using specialized air sampling devices. They detected microplastics even in remote Arctic locations, with tire wear particles being the most abundant type found. Atmospheric transport modeling suggested these particles enter the marine atmosphere from both land and sea sources, indicating that airborne transport is a significant pathway for microplastic pollution reaching remote ocean regions.

Polymers

PE PET PP PS PU rubber

Study Type Environmental

Few studies report the occurrence of microplastics (MP), including tire wear particles (TWP) in the marine atmosphere, and little data is available regarding their size or sources. Here we present active air sampling devices (low- and high-volume samplers) for the evaluation of composition and MP mass loads in the marine atmosphere. Air was sampled during a research cruise along the Norwegian coast up to Bear Island. Samples were analyzed with pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, generating a mass-based data set for MP in the marine atmosphere. Here we show the ubiquity of MP, even in remote Arctic areas with concentrations up to 37.5 ng m. Cluster of polyethylene terephthalate (max. 1.5 ng m) were universally present. TWP (max. 35 ng m) and cluster of polystyrene, polypropylene, and polyurethane (max. 1.1 ng m) were also detected. Atmospheric transport and dispersion models, suggested the introduction of MP into the marine atmosphere equally from sea- and land-based emissions, transforming the ocean from a sink into a source for MP.

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