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Marine neustonic microplastics around the southeastern coast of Korea
Marine Pollution Bulletin2015
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Jung-Hoon Kang,
Jung-Hoon Kang,
Kyun‐Woo Lee,
Won Joon Shim
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Kyun‐Woo Lee,
Jung-Hoon Kang,
Oh Youn Kwon,
Young Kyoung Song,
Oh Youn Kwon,
Young Kyoung Song,
Won Joon Shim
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Young Kyoung Song,
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Young Kyoung Song,
Young Kyoung Song,
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Kyun‐Woo Lee,
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Won Joon Shim
Oh Youn Kwon,
Oh Youn Kwon,
Young Kyoung Song,
Young Kyoung Song,
Young Kyoung Song,
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Jung-Hoon Kang,
Jung-Hoon Kang,
Won Joon Shim
Young Kyoung Song,
Jung-Hoon Kang,
Jung-Hoon Kang,
Young Kyoung Song,
Young Kyoung Song,
Won Joon Shim
Won Joon Shim
Won Joon Shim
Young Kyoung Song,
Won Joon Shim
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Young Kyoung Song,
Young Kyoung Song,
Young Kyoung Song,
Young Kyoung Song,
Oh Youn Kwon,
Young Kyoung Song,
Young Kyoung Song,
Won Joon Shim
Won Joon Shim
Kyun‐Woo Lee,
Kyun‐Woo Lee,
Won Joon Shim
Kyun‐Woo Lee,
Young Kyoung Song,
Won Joon Shim
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Young Kyoung Song,
Won Joon Shim
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Young Kyoung Song,
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Summary
Researchers surveyed microplastic debris floating in coastal waters near the mouth of the Nakdong River in South Korea before and after the rainy season, finding that rainfall dramatically increased microplastic concentrations. The study identified rivers as major conduits for land-based plastic to reach the marine neustonic zone.
We investigated floating debris around the mouth of the Nakdong River in the Southeastern Sea of Korea using a Manta trawl (330-μm mesh) and hand-net (50 μm) before (May) and after (July) the rainy season in 2012. Microplastic (<2 mm) was present at all of the stations, whereas Styrofoam (2-5 mm) peaked only at a few stations far from the Nakdong River mouth in July. The dominant types were fibers (polyester), hard plastic (polyethylene), paint particles (alkyd), and Styrofoam (expanded polystyrene). The average abundances of fibers and hard plastic (<2 mm) in the trawl were significantly higher in July than in May (p<0.005, p<0.05, respectively), while two orders of magnitude more microplastics (<2 mm) were collected with the hand-net than with the trawl. Fibers and hard plastic by trawl were significantly compared temporally, and the hand-net proved the missed microplastics (50-330 μm) when trawl used.