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Author Correction: Microplastics distribution in the Eurasian Arctic is affected by Atlantic waters and Siberian rivers
Summary
This is a correction notice to a study on microplastic pollution in the Arctic Ocean, showing that ocean currents from the Atlantic and rivers from Siberia are carrying tiny plastic particles into this remote region. This matters because it shows even the world's most untouched waters aren't safe from plastic pollution, and since Arctic fish and seafood are part of the global food chain, these microplastics can eventually make their way onto our plates. Note: this correction doesn't detail the specific findings that were fixed, so it's best to check the original study for the full results.
Authors and Affiliations Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Oslo, Norway Evgeniy Yakushev, Svetlana Pakhomova, Amy Lusher & Bert van Bavel Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia Evgeniy Yakushev, Alexander Osadchiev & Svetlana Pakhomova University of Edinburgh, School of GeoSciences, Edinburgh, UK Anna Gebruk Lomonosov Moscow State University Marine Research Center, Moscow, Russia Anna Gebruk Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Russia Alexander Osadchiev St. Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia Anfisa Berezina Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, Russia Elena Vorozheikina V.I. Il’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia Denis Chernykh & Igor Semiletov Pertsov White Sea Biological Station, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia Glafira Kolbasova & Ilia Razgon Institute of Ecology, High School of Economics, Moscow, Russia Igor Semiletov Authors Evgeniy Yakushev View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Anna Gebruk View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Alexander Osadchiev View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Svetlana Pakhomova View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Amy Lusher View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Anfisa Berezina View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Bert van Bavel View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Elena Vorozheikina View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Denis Chernykh View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Glafira Kolbasova View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Ilia Razgon View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Igor Semiletov View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Corresponding authors Correspondence to Evgeniy Yakushev or Anna Gebruk .