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Microplastic variability in subsurface water from the Arctic to Antarctica

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Amy Lusher Anfisa Berezina, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Svetlana Pakhomova, Amy Lusher Svetlana Pakhomova, Svetlana Pakhomova, Amy Lusher Peter Zavialov, Peter Zavialov, Svetlana Pakhomova, Amy Lusher Svetlana Pakhomova, Svetlana Pakhomova, Ksenia Silvestrova, Igor Zhdanov, Svetlana Pakhomova, Bert van Bavel, Svetlana Pakhomova, Igor Zhdanov, Svetlana Pakhomova, Igor Zhdanov, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Igor Zhdanov, E. V. Yakushev, Igor Zhdanov, E. V. Yakushev, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Svetlana Pakhomova, Amy Lusher Anfisa Berezina, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Svetlana Pakhomova, Amy Lusher Svetlana Pakhomova, Anfisa Berezina, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Anfisa Berezina, Amy Lusher Anfisa Berezina, Amy Lusher Anfisa Berezina, Anfisa Berezina, Anfisa Berezina, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Anfisa Berezina, Anfisa Berezina, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher E. V. Yakushev, Amy Lusher E. V. Yakushev, Bert van Bavel, Bert van Bavel, Bert van Bavel, Amy Lusher Bert van Bavel, Bert van Bavel, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Igor Zhdanov, Igor Zhdanov, Igor Zhdanov, Anfisa Berezina, Anfisa Berezina, Anfisa Berezina, Anfisa Berezina, Anfisa Berezina, Anfisa Berezina, Anfisa Berezina, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Svetlana Pakhomova, Amy Lusher Svetlana Pakhomova, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Svetlana Pakhomova, Svetlana Pakhomova, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Svetlana Pakhomova, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Svetlana Pakhomova, Svetlana Pakhomova, Amy Lusher Svetlana Pakhomova, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Bert van Bavel, Bert van Bavel, Bert van Bavel, Bert van Bavel, Bert van Bavel, Svetlana Pakhomova, Anfisa Berezina, Anfisa Berezina, Anfisa Berezina, Anfisa Berezina, Anfisa Berezina, Anfisa Berezina, Igor Zhdanov, Igor Zhdanov, Igor Zhdanov, Igor Zhdanov, Ksenia Silvestrova, Igor Zhdanov, Bert van Bavel, E. V. Yakushev, Bert van Bavel, E. V. Yakushev, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Svetlana Pakhomova, Svetlana Pakhomova, Bert van Bavel, Amy Lusher Svetlana Pakhomova, Bert van Bavel, Amy Lusher Bert van Bavel, Igor Zhdanov, Svetlana Pakhomova, Anfisa Berezina, Amy Lusher Svetlana Pakhomova, Svetlana Pakhomova, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Ksenia Silvestrova, Amy Lusher Ksenia Silvestrova, Amy Lusher Anfisa Berezina, Amy Lusher Anfisa Berezina, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Anfisa Berezina, Anfisa Berezina, Peter Zavialov, Bert van Bavel, Anfisa Berezina, Amy Lusher Anfisa Berezina, Amy Lusher Peter Zavialov, E. V. Yakushev, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher E. V. Yakushev, Amy Lusher Bert van Bavel, Bert van Bavel, Amy Lusher Bert van Bavel, Bert van Bavel, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher E. V. Yakushev, Amy Lusher Bert van Bavel, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher E. V. Yakushev, E. V. Yakushev, E. V. Yakushev, Amy Lusher Bert van Bavel, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Svetlana Pakhomova, E. V. Yakushev, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher E. V. Yakushev, Svetlana Pakhomova, Peter Zavialov, Amy Lusher E. V. Yakushev, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Bert van Bavel, Bert van Bavel, Bert van Bavel, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Bert van Bavel, Bert van Bavel, Amy Lusher

Summary

Using a standardized sampling and analytical method across five cruises from the Arctic to Antarctic, researchers detected microplastics throughout the global ocean, enabling direct comparisons of concentrations that are often hampered by methodological inconsistencies between studies.

Study Type Environmental

Comparative investigations of microplastic (MP) occurrence in the global ocean are often hampered by the application of different methods. In this study, the same sampling and analytical approach was applied during five different cruises to investigate MP covering a route from the East-Siberian Sea in the Arctic, through the Atlantic, and into the Antarctic Peninsula. A total of 121 subsurface water samples were collected using underway pump-through system on two different vessels. This approach allowed subsurface MP (100 μm-5 mm) to be evaluated in five regions of the World Ocean (Antarctic, Central Atlantic, North Atlantic, Barents Sea and Siberian Arctic) and to assess regional differences in MP characteristics. The average abundance of MP for whole studied area was 0.7 ± 0.6 items/m3 (ranging from 0 to 2.6 items/m3), with an equal average abundance for both fragments and fibers (0.34 items/m3). Although no statistical difference was found for MP abundance between the studied regions. Differences were found between the size, morphology, polymer types and weight concentrations. The Central Atlantic and Barents Sea appeared to have more MP in terms of weight concentration (7-7.5 μg/m3) than the North Atlantic and Siberian Arctic (0.6 μg/m3). A comparison of MP characteristics between the two Hemispheres appears to indicate that MP in the Northern Hemisphere mostly originate from terrestrial input, while offshore industries play an important role as a source of MP in the Southern Hemisphere. The waters of the Northern Hemisphere were found to be more polluted by fibers than those of the Southern Hemisphere. The results presented here suggest that fibers can be transported by air and water over long distances from the source, while distribution of fragments is limited mainly to the water mass where the source is located.

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