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Spatial variation of floatable plastic debris and microplastics in the Pearl River Estuary, South China
Marine Pollution Bulletin2020
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Theresa W.L. Lam,
Lincoln Fok,
Theresa W.L. Lam,
Theresa W.L. Lam,
Theresa W.L. Lam,
Theresa W.L. Lam,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Qun Xie,
Qun Xie,
Qun Xie,
Lincoln Fok,
Lincoln Fok,
Lincoln Fok,
Lincoln Fok,
Lincoln Fok,
Lincoln Fok,
Lincoln Fok,
Lincoln Fok,
Qun Xie,
Lincoln Fok,
Theresa W.L. Lam,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Lincoln Fok,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Lincoln Fok,
Hengxiang Li,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Hengxiang Li,
Lang Lin,
Lincoln Fok,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Hengxiang Li,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Hengxiang Li,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Hengxiang Li,
Hengxiang Li,
Hengxiang Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Lincoln Fok,
Lincoln Fok,
Lincoln Fok,
Lincoln Fok,
Lincoln Fok,
Lincoln Fok,
Lincoln Fok,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Hengxiang Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lincoln Fok,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Qun Xie,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Hengxiang Li,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Hengxiang Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Hengxiang Li,
Hengxiang Li,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Hengxiang Li,
Lincoln Fok,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Lang Lin,
Lincoln Fok,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Hengxiang Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Hengxiang Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Ling Chun Yeung,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Hengxiang Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Ling Chun Yeung,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Lincoln Fok,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Hengxiang Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Hengxiang Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu
Summary
Researchers quantified and characterized microplastics and large plastic debris in surface water from the Inner Lingding Bay of the Pearl River Estuary, finding both types present at all sites with mean abundances of 2.376 and 0.110 items per square meter respectively, predominantly as fibers from multiple sources.
Study Type
Environmental
The estuaries of populated catchments have been documented as hotspots of plastic pollution. In this study, microplastics (0.355-5.0 mm) and large plastic debris (>5.0 mm) of surface water collected from the Inner Lingding Bay of the Pearl River Estuary (PRE) were quantified and categorized according to their size, shape, colour and composition. Both microplastics and large plastic debris were detected at all sampling sites with mean abundances of 2.376 ± 0.700 n/m and 0.110 ± 0.039 n/m, respectively. Microplastics constitute 95.4% of the total abundance by number. The average microplastic concentration in the inner PRE was almost 3.5 times higher than that in the central PRE, indicating a positive correlation between plastic concentration and proximity to the river mouth. This result reveals the important role of rivers in transporting plastic debris from land to the oceans.