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Microplastic pollution in the surface seawater in Zhongsha Atoll, South China Sea
The Science of The Total Environment2022
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Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Zhen Yuan,
Zhen Yuan,
Zhen Yuan,
Zhen Yuan,
Shan Liu,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Lang Lin,
Minggang Cai
Minggang Cai
Yun-Feng Pan,
Heng-Xiang Li,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Rui Hou,
Rui Hou,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Shan Liu,
Shan Liu,
Zhen Yuan,
Zhen Yuan,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Heng-Xiang Li,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Peng Huang,
Peng Huang,
Minggang Cai
Heng-Xiang Li,
Heng-Xiang Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Minggang Cai
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Heng-Xiang Li,
Heng-Xiang Li,
Heng-Xiang Li,
Minggang Cai
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Minggang Cai
Minggang Cai
Heng-Xiang Li,
Shan Liu,
Peng Huang,
Peng Huang,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Heng-Xiang Li,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Minggang Cai
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Rui Hou,
Rui Hou,
Rui Hou,
Rui Hou,
Rui Hou,
Rui Hou,
Minggang Cai
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Lang Lin,
Zhen Yuan,
Shan Liu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Shan Liu,
Lang Lin,
Shan Liu,
Shan Liu,
Peng Huang,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Shan Liu,
Shan Liu,
Lang Lin,
Shan Liu,
Minggang Cai
Peng Huang,
Peng Huang,
Lang Lin,
Minggang Cai
Minggang Cai
Zhen Yuan,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Minggang Cai
Shan Liu,
Shan Liu,
Peng Huang,
Rui Hou,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Rui Hou,
Shan Liu,
Minggang Cai
Rui Hou,
Shan Liu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Peng Huang,
Rui Hou,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Rui Hou,
Peng Huang,
Minggang Cai
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Zhen Yuan,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Peng Huang,
Zhen Yuan,
Minggang Cai
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Peng Huang,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Minggang Cai
Minggang Cai
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Rui Hou,
Heng-Xiang Li,
Heng-Xiang Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Minggang Cai
Minggang Cai
Lang Lin,
Heng-Xiang Li,
Heng-Xiang Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Minggang Cai
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Minggang Cai
Minggang Cai
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Minggang Cai
Minggang Cai
Minggang Cai
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Minggang Cai
Minggang Cai
Minggang Cai
Minggang Cai
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Minggang Cai
Minggang Cai
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Minggang Cai
Minggang Cai
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Minggang Cai
Minggang Cai
Minggang Cai
Summary
The first comprehensive survey of microplastics in Zhongsha Atoll in the South China Sea documented the occurrence and distribution of plastic particles in surface seawater across temporal and spatial scales. The study extends microplastic monitoring to a remote atoll environment and identifies ocean current transport as the main driver of plastic accumulation at this distant location.
The prevalence of microplastics in the marine environment has attracted extensive attention. So far, no information is known regarding the temporal and spatial variations of microplastics in Zhongsha Atoll. This study, for the first time, comprehensively investigated the occurrence and distribution of microplastics in the surface seawater in Zhongsha Atoll based on two ocean cruises. The abundances of microplastics measured in the surface seawater of Zhongsha Atoll were in the ranges of not detected (ND) to 67 items/m, and ND to 160 items/m in 2019 and 2020, respectively. All microplastics detected in Zhongsha Atoll were fibers, most of which were transparent and less than 2 mm. Polyethylene terephthalate was the dominating composition of microplastics. These results suggested that sewage, surface runoff, atmospheric deposition by neighboring land, and fishing activities may be the primary pollution sources. This study provides critical information on microplastic pollution in Zhongsha Atoll for the first time, calling for more research in the management of marine plastic debris in the future.