Microplastic in Coastal Areas - Impact of Waves, Sediments and Saltwater on the Degradation Behaviour

Maximilian P. Born; Holger Schüttrumpf

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-45909-3_25

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Microplastic in Coastal Areas - Impact of Waves, Sediments and Saltwater on the Degradation Behaviour

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Maximilian P. Born, Holger Schüttrumpf

Summary

Researchers examined how wave action, saltwater, and sediment characteristics influence the physical degradation of plastics in coastal and estuarine environments, finding that these factors accelerate fragmentation into microplastics and affect where particles accumulate along shorelines.

Around 80% of plastic found in the marine environment is discharged via rivers. In many cases, these plastics are not (yet) present in the microplastic size class (smaller than 5 mm). In estuaries, the flow velocity decreases and particles with a higher density...

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