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Fibers spreading worldwide: Microplastics and other anthropogenic litter in an Arctic freshwater lake
The Science of The Total Environment2020
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Roberto Rosal,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Carlos Edo,
Olga Carretero,
Carlos Edo,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Carlos Edo,
Jesús Gago,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Carlos Edo,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Carlos Edo,
Jesús Gago,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Olga Carretero,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Olga Carretero,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Carlos Edo,
Jesús Gago,
David Velázquez
David Velázquez
Carlos Edo,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Jesús Gago,
Carlos Edo,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Jesús Gago,
Carlos Edo,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Roberto Rosal,
Carlos Edo,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Carlos Edo,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Carlos Edo,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Carlos Edo,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
David Velázquez
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Carlos Edo,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Jesús Gago,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Jesús Gago,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Jesús Gago,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisco Leganés,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Carlos Edo,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Roberto Rosal,
Carlos Edo,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Jesús Gago,
Roberto Rosal,
Olga Carretero,
Olga Carretero,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Jesús Gago,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Carlos Edo,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Olga Carretero,
Carlos Edo,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Olga Carretero,
Luis E. Hernández,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisco Leganés,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisco Leganés,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Jesús Gago,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisco Leganés,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Jesús Gago,
Francisco Leganés,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Jesús Gago,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisco Leganés,
Antonio Quesada,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Antonio Quesada,
Ángel Barón‐Sola,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisco Leganés,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisco Leganés,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
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,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Jesús Gago,
Luis E. Hernández,
Olga Carretero,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Roberto Rosal,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Ibraheem Yousef,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Antonio Quesada,
Francisco Leganés,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Jesús Gago,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisco Leganés,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Antonio Quesada,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisco Leganés,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Francisca Fernández‐Piñas,
Jesús Gago,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Roberto Rosal,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Olga Carretero,
Roberto Rosal,
Miguel González-Pleiter,
David Velázquez
Summary
Microplastics and other anthropogenic fibers were found in the sediments of an Arctic freshwater lake at Ny-Alesund in Svalbard, with polyester fibers confirmed by synchrotron infrared spectroscopy at concentrations of about 90 microplastics per square meter of rock surface. The findings demonstrate that plastic fiber pollution reaches even remote polar lakes, most likely transported by atmosphere.
Study Type
Environmental
We investigated the presence of microplastics and other anthropogenic litter in the sediments adhered to rocks of an Arctic freshwater lake at Ny-Ålesund (Svalbard Archipelago, 78°N; 11°E). Most of the sampled microparticles were fibers (>90%). The identification of polymer types and additives was performed by combining three spectroscopic techniques, namely Raman Microscopy, Fourier-Transform Infrared microspectroscopy (μFTIR) and Synchrotron Radiation μFTIR (SR-FTIR). SR-FTIR confirmed the presence of poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers, while RAMAN spectroscopy provided evidence of fibers containing industrial additives. Our results estimated an average concentration of 400 microparticles/m of rocks identified as anthropogenic litter, which included an estimation of 90 microplastics/m identified as polyester fibers; the rest are mostly natural fibers with evidence of anthropogenic origin. Taken together, the results proved the occurrence of anthropogenic pollutants in remote polar areas. Their probable origin is the long range atmospheric transport.