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Occurrence and abundance of meso and microplastics in sediment, surface waters, and marine biota from the South Pacific region
Marine Pollution Bulletin2020
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Adil Bakir,
Thomas Maes
Tim Wilkinson,
Adil Bakir,
Adil Bakir,
Thomas Maes
Adil Bakir,
Adil Bakir,
Thomas Maes
Thomas Maes
Adil Bakir,
Adil Bakir,
Thomas Maes
Thomas Maes
Adil Bakir,
Thomas Maes
Adil Bakir,
Thomas Maes
Adil Bakir,
Thomas Maes
Adil Bakir,
Marieke Desender,
Thomas Maes
Thomas Maes
Thomas Maes
Thomas Maes
Adil Bakir,
Adil Bakir,
Adil Bakir,
Adil Bakir,
Adil Bakir,
Adil Bakir,
Adil Bakir,
Marieke Desender,
Adil Bakir,
Thomas Maes
Thomas Maes
Adil Bakir,
Adil Bakir,
Thomas Maes
Thomas Maes
Thomas Maes
Tim Wilkinson,
Tim Wilkinson,
Thomas Maes
Thomas Maes
Adil Bakir,
Adil Bakir,
Adil Bakir,
Adil Bakir,
Adil Bakir,
Thomas Maes
Thomas Maes
Thomas Maes
Thomas Maes
Thomas Maes
Thomas Maes
Nanne van Hoytema,
Nanne van Hoytema,
Marieke Desender,
Marieke Desender,
Adil Bakir,
Adil Bakir,
Adil Bakir,
Thomas Maes
Adil Bakir,
Adil Bakir,
Adil Bakir,
Adil Bakir,
Ruth Amos,
Adil Bakir,
Thomas Maes
Thomas Maes
Adil Bakir,
Sammy Airahui,
Adil Bakir,
Adil Bakir,
Adil Bakir,
Sammy Airahui,
Thomas Maes
Jennifer Graham,
Thomas Maes
Ruth Amos,
Adil Bakir,
Thomas Maes
Nanne van Hoytema,
Thomas Maes
Thomas Maes
Nanne van Hoytema,
Thomas Maes
Thomas Maes
Thomas Maes
Thomas Maes
Summary
A rapid Nile red fluorescence screening method was applied to characterize meso- and microplastic concentrations in sediments, surface waters, and biota from South Pacific sampling sites. The method enabled broad spatial screening across an under-studied ocean region, establishing baseline microplastic data where almost no prior data existed.
Study Type
Environmental
Data on the occurrence and abundance of meso and microplastics for the South Pacific are limited and there is urgent need to fill this knowledge gap. The main aim of the study was to apply a rapid screening method, based on the fluorescence tagging of polymers using Nile red, to determine the concentration of meso and microplastics in biota, sediment and surface waters near the capital cities of Vanuatu and Solomon Islands. A spatial investigation was carried out for sediment, biota and water as well as a temporal assessment for sediment for two consecutive years (2017 and 2018). Accumulation zones for microplastics were identified supported by previous hydrodynamic models. Microplastics were detected for all environmental compartments investigated indicating their widespread presence for Vanuatu and Solomons Islands. This method was in alignment with previous recommendations that the Nile red method is a promising approach for the largescale mapping of microplastics in a monitoring context.