Profiling the Vertical Transport of Microplastics in the West Pacific Ocean and the East Indian Ocean with a Novel in Situ Filtration Technique
Environmental Science & Technology2020
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Kai Liu,
Kai Liu,
Mengyu Bai,
Mengyu Bai,
Changxing Zong,
Guyu Peng
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Guyu Peng
Guyu Peng
Daoji Li,
Guyu Peng
Kai Liu,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Changjun Li,
Guyu Peng
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Guyu Peng
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Changjun Li,
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Changxing Zong,
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Anthony L. Andrady,
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Nian Wei,
Daoji Li,
Guyu Peng
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Guyu Peng
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Zhiwei Zhang,
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Lixin Zhu,
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Guyu Peng
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Xiaohui Wang,
Feng Zhang,
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Feng Zhang,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Lixin Zhu,
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Lixin Zhu,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Xiaohui Wang,
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Hui Wu,
Tianning Wu,
Zhiwei Zhang,
Jiayi Xu,
Jiayi Xu,
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Jiayi Xu,
Mengyu Bai,
Mengyu Bai,
Anthony L. Andrady,
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Daoji Li,
Nian Wei,
Nian Wei,
Daoji Li,
Daoji Li,
Kai Liu,
Kai Liu,
Changjun Li,
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Xiaohui Wang,
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Lixin Zhu,
Jiayi Xu,
Changjun Li,
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Zhiwei Zhang,
Hui Wu,
Changjun Li,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Guyu Peng
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Lixin Zhu,
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Kai Liu,
Lixin Zhu,
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Changjun Li,
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Daoji Li,
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Lixin Zhu,
Mengyu Bai,
Kai Liu,
Lixin Zhu,
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Feng Zhang,
Jiayi Xu,
Daoji Li,
Guyu Peng
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Changxing Zong,
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Anthony L. Andrady,
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Nian Wei,
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Changjun Li,
Changjun Li,
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Lixin Zhu,
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Xiaohui Wang,
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Kai Liu,
Mengyu Bai,
Mengyu Bai,
Feng Zhang,
Feng Zhang,
Feng Zhang,
Jiayi Xu,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Feng Zhang,
Feng Zhang,
Feng Zhang,
Xiaohui Wang,
Lixin Zhu,
Xiaohui Wang,
Lixin Zhu,
Kai Liu,
Lixin Zhu,
Changjun Li,
Changjun Li,
Changjun Li,
Nian Wei,
Changxing Zong,
Nian Wei,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Nian Wei,
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Changxing Zong,
Changxing Zong,
Daoji Li,
Nian Wei,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Nian Wei,
Daoji Li,
Daoji Li,
Guyu Peng
Anthony L. Andrady,
Jiayi Xu,
Lixin Zhu,
Guyu Peng
Daoji Li,
Daoji Li,
Tianning Wu,
Guyu Peng
Daoji Li,
Daoji Li,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Changxing Zong,
Lixin Zhu,
Xiaohui Wang,
Kai Liu,
Lixin Zhu,
Nian Wei,
Kai Liu,
Nian Wei,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Changxing Zong,
Daoji Li,
Daoji Li,
Zhiwei Zhang,
Changxing Zong,
Xiaohui Wang,
Nian Wei,
Daoji Li,
Changjun Li,
Changjun Li,
Daoji Li,
Daoji Li,
Lixin Zhu,
Daoji Li,
Changxing Zong,
Feng Zhang,
Daoji Li,
Daoji Li,
Jiayi Xu,
Xiaohui Wang,
Daoji Li,
Daoji Li,
Zhiwei Zhang,
Xiaohui Wang,
Tianning Wu,
Daoji Li,
Daoji Li,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Changxing Zong,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Tianning Wu,
Xiaohui Wang,
Daoji Li,
Feng Zhang,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Tianning Wu,
Kai Liu,
Nian Wei,
Zhiwei Zhang,
Changjun Li,
Changxing Zong,
Daoji Li,
Daoji Li,
Daoji Li,
Changjun Li,
Zhiwei Zhang,
Changjun Li,
Lixin Zhu,
Feng Zhang,
Lixin Zhu,
Changjun Li,
Feng Zhang,
Daoji Li,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Feng Zhang,
Nian Wei,
Changxing Zong,
Feng Zhang,
Mengyu Bai,
Lixin Zhu,
Daoji Li,
Lixin Zhu,
Daoji Li,
Daoji Li,
Daoji Li,
Jiayi Xu,
Hui Wu,
Lu Wang,
Changxing Zong,
Kai Liu,
Siyuan Chang,
Wenxi Zhu,
Wenxi Zhu,
Guyu Peng
Summary
Researchers developed a novel large-volume in situ filtration technique sampling 10 cubic meters of seawater to profile microplastic vertical transport in the West Pacific Ocean and East Indian Ocean, finding that conventional small-volume methods substantially underestimate deep-water microplastic abundance.
Study Type
Environmental
A new technique involving large-volume (10 m<sup>3</sup>) samples of seawater was used to determine the abundance of microplastics (MPs) in the water column in the West Pacific Ocean and the East Indian Ocean. Compared to the conventional sampling methods based on smaller volumes of water, the new data yielded abundance values for the deep-water column that were at least 1-2 orders of magnitude lower. The data suggested that limited bulk volumes currently used for surface sampling are insufficient to obtain accurate estimates of MP abundance in deep water. Size distribution data indicated that the lateral movement of MPs into the water column contributed to their movement from the surface to the bottom. This study provides a reliable dataset for the water column to enable a better understanding of the transport and fate of plastic contamination in the deep-ocean ecosystem.