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A close relationship between microplastic contamination and coastal area use pattern

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Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Youna Cho, Youna Cho, Youna Cho, Youna Cho, Youna Cho, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Youna Cho, Youna Cho, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Mi Jang, Mi Jang, Mi Jang, Mi Jang, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Gi Myung Han, Youna Cho, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Mi Jang, Gi Myung Han, Young Kyoung Song, Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Sang Hee Hong, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Gi Myung Han, Sang Hee Hong, Mi Jang, Young Kyoung Song, Youna Cho, Mi Jang, Gi Myung Han, Young Kyoung Song, Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Youna Cho, Young Kyoung Song, Youna Cho, Won Joon Shim Youna Cho, Mi Jang, Won Joon Shim Youna Cho, Sang Hee Hong, Mi Jang, Mi Jang, Gi Myung Han, Sang Hee Hong, Mi Jang, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Won Joon Shim Gi Myung Han, Youna Cho, Mi Jang, Gi Myung Han, Sang Hee Hong, Gi Myung Han, Young Kyoung Song, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Mi Jang, Mi Jang, Won Joon Shim Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Sang Hee Hong, Mi Jang, Sang Hee Hong, Mi Jang, Mi Jang, Gi Myung Han, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Gi Myung Han, Won Joon Shim Gi Myung Han, Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Gi Myung Han, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Mi Jang, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Sang Hee Hong, Young Kyoung Song, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Young Kyoung Song, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Youna Cho, Young Kyoung Song, Youna Cho, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Youna Cho, Youna Cho, Young Kyoung Song, Gi Myung Han, Sang Hee Hong, Young Kyoung Song, Gi Myung Han, Young Kyoung Song, Gi Myung Han, Mi Jang, Young Kyoung Song, Won Joon Shim Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Sang Hee Hong, Young Kyoung Song, Gi Myung Han, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Mi Jang, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Won Joon Shim Gi Myung Han, Won Joon Shim Young Kyoung Song, Won Joon Shim Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Gi Myung Han, Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Mi Jang, Mi Jang, Won Joon Shim Sang Hee Hong, Gi Myung Han, Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Sang Hee Hong, Gi Myung Han, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Mi Jang, Sang Hee Hong, Youna Cho, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Gi Myung Han, Sang Hee Hong, Mi Jang, Sang Hee Hong, Gi Myung Han, Mi Jang, Mi Jang, Youna Cho, Youna Cho, Gi Myung Han, Won Joon Shim Gi Myung Han, Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Young Kyoung Song, Young Kyoung Song, Won Joon Shim

Summary

Researchers investigated microplastic contamination across three coastal areas in Korea characterized by different human activities: urban, aquafarm, and rural. They found that microplastic abundance and polymer composition varied by area, with diverse polymers at urban sites, polystyrene dominant near aquaculture operations, and polypropylene prevalent at rural fishing sites. The study demonstrates a close relationship between coastal land use patterns and the characteristics of microplastic pollution in both abiotic and biotic samples.

Polymers
PP PS
Study Type Environmental

Human activity is thought to affect the abundance and contamination characteristics of microplastics (MPs) in the environment, which may in turn affect aquatic species. However, few studies have examined the impact of coastal area use pattern on characteristics of MPs in coastal regions. In this study, we investigated MP contamination of abiotic matrices (seawater and sediment) and biotic matrices (bivalves and polychaetes) in three coastal regions characterized by different types of human activity, covering urban, aquafarm, and rural areas. MP abundance was higher in sediment from the urban site than in that from the rural site, but similar to that from the aquafarm site. In the abiotic matrices, different MP polymer compositions were observed among the three sites. Diverse polymers were found in marine matrices from the urban site, implying diverse MP sources in highly populated and industrialized areas. Polystyrene was more abundant in the aquafarm site, reflecting the wide use of expanded polystyrene aquaculture buoys. Polypropylene was more abundant at the rural site, probably due to the use of polypropylene ropes and nets in fishing activity. MP accumulation profiles in marine invertebrates showed trends similar to those exhibited by abiotic matrices, reflecting coastal area use patterns. These results indicate that marine MPs are generated from both land- and marine-based sources, and that the abiotic and biotic marine matrices reflect the MP characteristics.

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