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Microplastics in sea-surface waters surrounding Sweden sampled by manta trawl and in-situ pump
Marine Pollution Bulletin2020
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Therése Karlsson,
Bert van Bavel
Christine Schönlau,
Christine Schönlau,
Christine Schönlau,
Anna Kärrman,
Therése Karlsson,
Christine Schönlau,
Therése Karlsson,
Therése Karlsson,
Anna Rotander,
Christine Schönlau,
Therése Karlsson,
Anna Rotander,
Anna Rotander,
Anna Rotander,
Bert van Bavel
Magnus Engwall,
Bert van Bavel
Bert van Bavel
Anna Rotander,
Anna Rotander,
Magnus Engwall,
Therése Karlsson,
Bert van Bavel
Anna Kärrman,
Bert van Bavel
Anna Kärrman,
Anna Kärrman,
Christine Schönlau,
Anna Rotander,
Anna Rotander,
Anna Rotander,
Magnus Engwall,
Anna Rotander,
Anna Rotander,
Bert van Bavel
Anna Kärrman,
Bert van Bavel
Bert van Bavel
Bert van Bavel
Anna Rotander,
Anna Rotander,
Magnus Engwall,
Bert van Bavel
Therése Karlsson,
Anna Rotander,
Anna Kärrman,
Anna Rotander,
Magnus Engwall,
Bert van Bavel
Bert van Bavel
Anna Rotander,
Anna Rotander,
Helena Nilsson,
Magnus Engwall,
Magnus Engwall,
Therése Karlsson,
Therése Karlsson,
Therése Karlsson,
Anna Rotander,
Bert van Bavel
Therése Karlsson,
Magnus Engwall,
Anna Rotander,
Bert van Bavel
Bert van Bavel
Anna Rotander,
Anna Kärrman,
Anna Rotander,
Anna Rotander,
Anna Rotander,
Anna Rotander,
Anna Rotander,
Anna Rotander,
Magnus Engwall,
Magnus Engwall,
Anna Rotander,
Anna Rotander,
Anna Rotander,
Magnus Engwall,
Magnus Engwall,
Anna Rotander,
Magnus Engwall,
Magnus Engwall,
Bert van Bavel
Magnus Engwall,
Magnus Engwall,
Magnus Engwall,
Therése Karlsson,
Bert van Bavel
Bert van Bavel
Bert van Bavel
Anna Rotander,
Anna Rotander,
Magnus Engwall,
Magnus Engwall,
Bert van Bavel
Anna Kärrman,
Anna Kärrman,
Anna Kärrman,
Anna Rotander,
Anna Rotander,
Magnus Engwall,
Magnus Engwall,
Magnus Engwall,
Therése Karlsson,
Magnus Engwall,
Magnus Engwall,
Bert van Bavel
Bert van Bavel
Therése Karlsson,
Anna Kärrman,
Magnus Engwall,
Magnus Engwall,
Bert van Bavel
Bert van Bavel
Bert van Bavel
Magnus Engwall,
Magnus Engwall,
Bert van Bavel
Bert van Bavel
Summary
Researchers sampled microplastics from sea-surface waters surrounding Sweden using both manta trawls and in-situ pumps at 12 locations, finding that pump samples consistently detected higher concentrations than trawl samples and that fibers were present in all samples with the highest concentrations on the west coast.
Microplastics were sampled in open surface waters by using a manta trawl and an in-situ filtering pump. A total of 24 trawl samples and 11 pump samples were taken at 12 locations around Sweden. Overall, the concentration of microplastic particles was higher in pump samples compared to trawl samples. The median microplastic particle concentration was 0.04 particles per m for manta trawl samples and 0.10 particles per m in pump samples taken with a mesh size of 0.3 mm. The highest concentrations were recorded on the west coast of Sweden. Fibers were found in all samples and were also more frequent in the pump samples. Even higher concentrations of fibers and particles were found on the 0.05 mm pump filters. Using near-infrared hyperspectral imaging the majority of the particles were identified as polyethylene followed by polypropylene.