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Hurricane transport of ocean-sourced microplastic in the North Atlantic
Research Square (Research Square)2023
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Liam Kelleher,
Steve Allen
Liam Kelleher,
Deonie Allen,
Tony R. Walker,
Liam Kelleher,
Tony R. Walker,
Steve Allen
Tony R. Walker,
Anna Ryan,
Anna Ryan,
Anna Ryan,
Anna Ryan,
Amber LeBlanc,
Steve Allen
Stefan Krause,
Tony R. Walker,
Amber LeBlanc,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Liam Kelleher,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Stefan Krause,
Steve Allen
Steve Allen
Stefan Krause,
Steve Allen
Steve Allen
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Amber LeBlanc,
Amber LeBlanc,
Amber LeBlanc,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Amber LeBlanc,
Tony R. Walker,
Deonie Allen,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Steve Allen
Steve Allen
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Steve Allen
Steve Allen
Stefan Krause,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Stefan Krause,
Liam Kelleher,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Vittorio Maselli,
Tony R. Walker,
Stefan Krause,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Tony R. Walker,
Liam Kelleher,
Tony R. Walker,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Tony R. Walker,
Liam Kelleher,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Stefan Krause,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Liam Kelleher,
Stefan Krause,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Steve Allen
Steve Allen
Deonie Allen,
Stefan Krause,
Tony R. Walker,
Vittorio Maselli,
Tony R. Walker,
Deonie Allen,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Tony R. Walker,
Stefan Krause,
Steve Allen
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Liam Kelleher,
Liam Kelleher,
Liam Kelleher,
Liam Kelleher,
Liam Kelleher,
Amber LeBlanc,
Vittorio Maselli,
Vittorio Maselli,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Steve Allen
Steve Allen
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Amber LeBlanc,
Deonie Allen,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Liam Kelleher,
Steve Allen
Tony R. Walker,
Liam Kelleher,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Tony R. Walker,
Liam Kelleher,
Steve Allen
Stefan Krause,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Stefan Krause,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Liam Kelleher,
Tony R. Walker,
Liam Kelleher,
Stefan Krause,
Tony R. Walker,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Liam Kelleher,
Tony R. Walker,
Liam Kelleher,
Liam Kelleher,
Deonie Allen,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Tony R. Walker,
Stefan Krause,
Steve Allen
Stefan Krause,
Steve Allen
Stefan Krause,
Steve Allen
Stefan Krause,
Deonie Allen,
Deonie Allen,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Deonie Allen,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Vittorio Maselli,
Vittorio Maselli,
Vittorio Maselli,
Vittorio Maselli,
Stefan Krause,
Steve Allen
Steve Allen
Tony R. Walker,
Stefan Krause,
Liam Kelleher,
Stefan Krause,
Tony R. Walker,
Stefan Krause,
Vittorio Maselli,
Tony R. Walker,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Stefan Krause,
Anna Ryan,
Tony R. Walker,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Tony R. Walker,
Stefan Krause,
Tony R. Walker,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Vittorio Maselli,
Stefan Krause,
Tony R. Walker,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Stefan Krause,
Deonie Allen,
Stefan Krause,
Steve Allen
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Steve Allen
Tony R. Walker,
Steve Allen
Stefan Krause,
Deonie Allen,
Liam Kelleher,
Tony R. Walker,
Stefan Krause,
Steve Allen
Summary
Researchers found that Atlantic hurricanes can pick up microplastics from ocean surface waters and transport them as airborne particles, depositing them far from their origin. This study reveals that extreme weather events are an important but overlooked pathway for spreading microplastic pollution to remote regions.
Study Type
Environmental
Abstract The atmosphere can transport large quantities of microplastics (MPs) and disperse them throughout the globe to locations inaccessible by many other transport mechanisms. Meteorological events, such as tropical cyclones, have been proven to pick up and transport particulate matter, however, how hurricanes influence the transport and deposition of atmospheric MPs is still poorly understood. In this study, we collected samples of atmospheric fallout from Hurricane Larry as it passed over Newfoundland, Canada in September 2021. During the storm peak, 1.13 x 10 5 particles m -2 day -1 were deposited. Back-trajectory modelling and polymer type analysis indicate that those MPs may have been ocean-sourced as the hurricane passed over the garbage patch of the North Atlantic Gyre. This study identifies for the first time the influence of North Atlantic hurricanes on the atmospheric transport of ocean-sourced MPs, providing new insight to one, potential key mechanism controlling remote terrestrial MPs occurrence.