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First observation on neustonic plastics in waters off NW Spain (spring 2013 and 2014)
Marine Environmental Research2015
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François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
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Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
François Galgani
François Galgani
Jesús Gago,
François Galgani
François Galgani
Maryvonne Henry,
Jesús Gago,
François Galgani
Maryvonne Henry,
François Galgani
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
François Galgani
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
François Galgani
Jesús Gago,
François Galgani
Jesús Gago,
François Galgani
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
Jesús Gago,
Maryvonne Henry,
François Galgani
Maryvonne Henry,
François Galgani
François Galgani
Jesús Gago,
François Galgani
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Maryvonne Henry,
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Maryvonne Henry,
Maryvonne Henry,
Maryvonne Henry,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
Maryvonne Henry,
Maryvonne Henry,
Jesús Gago,
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
Jesús Gago,
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
Maryvonne Henry,
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
Jesús Gago,
Maryvonne Henry,
Maryvonne Henry,
Maryvonne Henry,
Maryvonne Henry,
Maryvonne Henry,
François Galgani
François Galgani
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
François Galgani
Jesús Gago,
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
Maryvonne Henry,
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
Maryvonne Henry,
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
Jesús Gago,
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
François Galgani
Jesús Gago,
François Galgani
Jesús Gago,
Jesús Gago,
François Galgani
François Galgani
Summary
Researchers conducted the first survey of plastic particles in surface waters off the northwest coast of Spain over two years, finding plastic microparticles at 95% of sampling stations. The baseline data will help implement the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive's monitoring requirements for marine litter in this region.
This paper examines the presence and distribution of plastic particles in waters off the NW Spanish Atlantic coast. A pilot sampling program was initiated in 2013 to study the presence of plastic particles in surface waters. A total of 41 neuston samples were collected using a manta trawl fitted with a 333 μm mesh (21 samples in 2013 and 20 samples in 2014). Several types of plastic particles were observed in 95% of the stations. A total of 1463 plastic microparticles (<5 mm; mps) and 208 mesoparticles (>5 mm and <20 mm; MPS) were counted. Average concentrations recorded were 0.034 ± 0.032 and 0.176 ± 0.278 mps m(-2) and 0.005 ± 0.005 and 0.028 ± 0.043 MPS m(-2), respectively for 2013 and 2014. Results on this emerging topic are discussed as a preliminary step towards implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive in the region. Harmonization of protocols for determination of plastic particles is urgently needed in order to compare results between regions and to ensure coherence in the implementation of the MSFD. This aspect is also important at a worldwide scale.