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Microplastic and tar pollution on three Canary Islands beaches: An annual study
Marine Pollution Bulletin2017
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Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Maite Asensio,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
Maite Asensio,
May Gómez,
Maite Asensio,
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Maite Asensio,
Maite Asensio,
Theodore T. Packard,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Theodore T. Packard,
Maite Asensio,
Ángelo Santana,
Maite Asensio,
Alicia Herrera,
Theodore T. Packard,
Theodore T. Packard,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ángelo Santana,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Theodore T. Packard,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
Theodore T. Packard,
May Gómez,
Maite Asensio,
May Gómez,
Maite Asensio,
Theodore T. Packard,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Theodore T. Packard,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Theodore T. Packard,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez
Summary
Researchers monitored large microplastics, mesoplastics, and tar pollution across three exposed Canary Islands beaches for a full year, finding great spatial and temporal variability in debris concentrations driven by seasonal patterns and local oceanographic conditions.
Study Type
Environmental
Marine debris accumulation was analyzed from three exposed beaches of the Canary Islands (Lambra, Famara and Las Canteras). Large microplastics (1-5mm), mesoplastics (5-25mm) and tar pollution were assessed twice a month for a year. There was great spatial and temporal variability in the Canary Island coastal pollution. Seasonal patterns differed at each location, marine debris concentration depended mainly of local-scale wind and wave conditions. The most polluted beach was Lambra, a remote beach infrequently visited. The types of debris found were mainly preproduction resin pellets, plastic fragments and tar, evidencing that pollution was not of local origin, but it cames from the open sea. The levels of pollution were similar to those of highly industrialized and contaminated regions. This study corroborates that the Canary Islands are an area of accumulation of microplastics and tar rafted from the North Atlantic Ocean by the southward flowing Canary Current.