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A pilot study about microplastics and mesoplastics in an Antarctic glacier
The cryosphere2021
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Gissell Lacerot,
Gissell Lacerot,
Gissell Lacerot,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Miguel González-Pleiter
Juan Pablo Lozoya,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Miguel González-Pleiter
Miguel González-Pleiter
Miguel González-Pleiter
Miguel González-Pleiter
Juan Pablo Lozoya,
Juan Pablo Lozoya,
Juan Pablo Lozoya,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Miguel González-Pleiter
Miguel González-Pleiter
Roberto Rosal,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Carlos Edo,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Juan Pablo Lozoya,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Juan Pablo Lozoya,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Juan Pablo Lozoya,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Miguel González-Pleiter
Miguel González-Pleiter
Franco Teixeira de Mello,
Franco Teixeira de Mello,
Franco Teixeira de Mello,
Franco Teixeira de Mello,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Gissell Lacerot,
Gissell Lacerot,
Gissell Lacerot,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Juan Pablo Lozoya,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisco Leganés,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Miguel González-Pleiter
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Carlos Edo,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Miguel González-Pleiter
Miguel González-Pleiter
Gissell Lacerot,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Carlos Edo,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Gissell Lacerot,
Franco Teixeira de Mello,
Gissell Lacerot,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Juan Pablo Lozoya,
Franco Teixeira de Mello,
Roberto Rosal,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Franco Teixeira de Mello,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Carlos Edo,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Juan Pablo Lozoya,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Juan Pablo Lozoya,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Miguel González-Pleiter
Miguel González-Pleiter
Miguel González-Pleiter
Juan Pablo Lozoya,
Juan Pablo Lozoya,
Juan Pablo Lozoya,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Gissell Lacerot,
Gissell Lacerot,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Franco Teixeira de Mello,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Francisco Leganés,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Franco Teixeira de Mello,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Francisco Leganés,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Franco Teixeira de Mello,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisco Leganés,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Francisco Leganés,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Franco Teixeira de Mello,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Carlos Edo,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Roberto Rosal,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Francisco Leganés,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Franco Teixeira de Mello,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Francisco Leganés,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Miguel González-Pleiter
Francisco Leganés,
Franco Teixeira de Mello,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisco Leganés,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisco Leganés,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Francisco Leganés,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Roberto Rosal,
Juan Pablo Lozoya,
Roberto Rosal,
Juan Pablo Lozoya,
Franco Teixeira de Mello,
Gissell Lacerot,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Franco Teixeira de Mello,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Juan Pablo Lozoya,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Miguel González-Pleiter
Miguel González-Pleiter
Roberto Rosal,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Miguel González-Pleiter
Gissell Lacerot,
Roberto Rosal,
Franco Teixeira de Mello,
Franco Teixeira de Mello,
Franco Teixeira de Mello,
Franco Teixeira de Mello,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisco Leganés,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Franco Teixeira de Mello,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Miguel González-Pleiter
Summary
In a pilot study, plastic particles including microplastics were detected for the first time on an Antarctic glacier, suggesting that atmospheric transport can deliver plastic pollution to even the most remote glacial environments.
Abstract. Plastics have been found in several compartments in Antarctica. However, there is currently no evidence of their presence on Antarctic glaciers. Our pilot study investigated plastic occurrence on two ice surfaces (one area around Uruguay Lake and another one around Ionosferico Lake) that constitute part of the ablation zone of Collins Glacier (King George Island, Antarctica). Our results showed that expanded polystyrene (EPS) was ubiquitous, ranging from 0.17 to 0.33 items m−2, whereas polyester was found only on the ice surface around Uruguay Lake (0.25 items m−2). Furthermore, we evaluated the daily changes in the presence of plastics in these areas in the absence of rainfall to clarify the role of the wind in their transport. We registered an atmospheric dry deposition rate between 0.08 items m−2 d−1 on the ice surface around Uruguay Lake and 0.17 items m−2 d−1 on the ice surface around Ionosferico Lake. Our pilot study is the first report of plastic pollution presence on an Antarctic glacier, possibly originated from local current and past activities and likely deposited by wind transport.