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Understanding microplastic pollution in the Nordic marine environment – knowledge gaps and suggested approaches
Microplastics and Nanoplastics2022
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Hrönn Ólína Jörundsdóttir,
Hrönn Ólína Jörundsdóttir,
Sophie Jensen,
Katrin Vorkamp
Maria Granberg,
Bjørn Einar Grøsvik,
Bjørn Einar Grøsvik,
Claudia Halsband,
Bjørn Einar Grøsvik,
H.A. Leslie,
Claudia Halsband,
H.A. Leslie,
Claudia Halsband,
H.A. Leslie,
Claudia Halsband,
Claudia Halsband,
Claudia Halsband,
H.A. Leslie,
H.A. Leslie,
H.A. Leslie,
H.A. Leslie,
Claudia Halsband,
Claudia Halsband,
H.A. Leslie,
H.A. Leslie,
H.A. Leslie,
H.A. Leslie,
H.A. Leslie,
Claudia Halsband,
Bjørn Einar Grøsvik,
Maria Granberg,
Maria Granberg,
Maria Granberg,
Maria Granberg,
Maria Granberg,
Maria Granberg,
Maria Granberg,
Katrin Vorkamp
Katrin Vorkamp
Claudia Halsband,
H.A. Leslie,
Katrin Vorkamp
H.A. Leslie,
Katrin Vorkamp
Maria Granberg,
Claudia Halsband,
Maria Granberg,
Maria Granberg,
Claudia Halsband,
H.A. Leslie,
Claudia Halsband,
Maria Granberg,
Bjørn Einar Grøsvik,
Katrin Vorkamp
H.A. Leslie,
Claudia Halsband,
H.A. Leslie,
Claudia Halsband,
Claudia Halsband,
Claudia Halsband,
Claudia Halsband,
H.A. Leslie,
Halldór Pálmar Halldórsson,
Bjørn Einar Grøsvik,
Sophie Jensen,
Katrin Vorkamp
Katrin Vorkamp
Katrin Vorkamp
Maria Granberg,
Sophie Jensen,
Maria Granberg,
Claudia Halsband,
H.A. Leslie,
H.A. Leslie,
Claudia Halsband,
H.A. Leslie,
H.A. Leslie,
H.A. Leslie,
Claudia Halsband,
Bjørn Einar Grøsvik,
H.A. Leslie,
Bjørn Einar Grøsvik,
Maria Granberg,
Maria Granberg,
Katrin Vorkamp
Bjørn Einar Grøsvik,
H.A. Leslie,
Claudia Halsband,
H.A. Leslie,
Claudia Halsband,
Halldór Pálmar Halldórsson,
Bjørn Einar Grøsvik,
Helga Gunnlaugsdóttir,
Katrin Vorkamp
Katrin Vorkamp
Katrin Vorkamp
Katrin Vorkamp
H.A. Leslie,
Bjørn Einar Grøsvik,
H.A. Leslie,
Hermann Dreki Guls,
H.A. Leslie,
Bjørn Einar Grøsvik,
Maria Granberg,
Maria Granberg,
Katrin Vorkamp
Claudia Halsband,
Maria Granberg,
Bjørn Einar Grøsvik,
Bjørn Einar Grøsvik,
Hermann Dreki Guls,
Maria Granberg,
Valtýr Sigurðsson,
Valtýr Sigurðsson,
H.A. Leslie,
Hrönn Ólína Jörundsdóttir,
Bjørn Einar Grøsvik,
H.A. Leslie,
Katrin Vorkamp
H.A. Leslie,
Claudia Halsband,
Maria Granberg,
Hermann Dreki Guls,
H.A. Leslie,
Halldór Pálmar Halldórsson,
Katrin Vorkamp
Maria Granberg,
Katrin Vorkamp
H.A. Leslie,
Katrin Vorkamp
Summary
Researchers identified the most critical knowledge gaps in Nordic microplastic research — including how plastics move through ocean food webs and where they ultimately sink — and proposed coordinated strategies for Nordic countries to tackle these questions together, given the global ecological importance of Arctic and Baltic seas.
Abstract This paper examines a number of specific, practical recommendations to advance knowledge and move towards evidence-based solutions to microplastic (MP) pollution in the Nordic marine environment. The paper approaches the subject of MPs holistically, emphasises the knowledge gaps and challenges in answering pressing questions, discusses the limitations that so far have prevented these questions from being solved, and suggests approaches for answering them. The Nordic context is chosen due to the global importance of its ecosystem that is threatened by MP pollution, exacerbated by climate change. The research questions discussed pick up knowledge gaps identified in attempts to answer the most pressing questions of our time regarding marine MP pollution and are applicable to some or all seas of the Nordic region, from the Baltic and North Seas in the south to the Arctic in the north. The research questions relate to sources, sinks and transport of MPs, and how food webs are potentially impacted in Nordic marine environments. In addition, we point out the relevance for stakeholders expected to use the emerging knowledge. Through this exercise, using concrete examples, we aim to invite discussions on how a concerted effort by the Nordic countries can bring MP research to a higher level of understanding needed to address the MP pollution problem in Nordic marine habitats.