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Suspended microplastics in the surface water of the Yangtze Estuary System, China: First observations on occurrence, distribution
Marine Pollution Bulletin2014
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Shiye Zhao,
Teng Wang,
Teng Wang,
Teng Wang,
Shiye Zhao,
Teng Wang,
Shiye Zhao,
Teng Wang,
Shiye Zhao,
Shiye Zhao,
Shiye Zhao,
Shiye Zhao,
Shiye Zhao,
Shiye Zhao,
Shiye Zhao,
Teng Wang,
Teng Wang,
Daoji Li,
Teng Wang,
Teng Wang,
Lixin Zhu,
Shiye Zhao,
Shiye Zhao,
Daoji Li
Shiye Zhao,
Shiye Zhao,
Shiye Zhao,
Shiye Zhao,
Shiye Zhao,
Shiye Zhao,
Shiye Zhao,
Shiye Zhao,
Shiye Zhao,
Lixin Zhu,
Shiye Zhao,
Teng Wang,
Lixin Zhu,
Teng Wang,
Daoji Li
Lixin Zhu,
Teng Wang,
Lixin Zhu,
Lixin Zhu,
Lixin Zhu,
Lixin Zhu,
Lixin Zhu,
Lixin Zhu,
Lixin Zhu,
Lixin Zhu,
Shiye Zhao,
Lixin Zhu,
Lixin Zhu,
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Lixin Zhu,
Daoji Li,
Shiye Zhao,
Lixin Zhu,
Shiye Zhao,
Lixin Zhu,
Shiye Zhao,
Shiye Zhao,
Teng Wang,
Lixin Zhu,
Lixin Zhu,
Lixin Zhu,
Lixin Zhu,
Lixin Zhu,
Lixin Zhu,
Teng Wang,
Daoji Li
Daoji Li
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Daoji Li,
Daoji Li,
Daoji Li,
Daoji Li,
Shiye Zhao,
Teng Wang,
Teng Wang,
Teng Wang,
Shiye Zhao,
Teng Wang,
Lixin Zhu,
Lixin Zhu,
Lixin Zhu,
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Lixin Zhu,
Lixin Zhu,
Daoji Li
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Daoji Li,
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Daoji Li,
Daoji Li
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Daoji Li,
Daoji Li
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Daoji Li,
Daoji Li
Daoji Li
Lixin Zhu,
Daoji Li
Daoji Li
Teng Wang,
Teng Wang,
Daoji Li
Daoji Li,
Lixin Zhu,
Lixin Zhu,
Daoji Li,
Daoji Li
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Teng Wang,
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Lixin Zhu,
Lixin Zhu,
Teng Wang,
Shiye Zhao,
Lixin Zhu,
Daoji Li,
Daoji Li
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Daoji Li,
Daoji Li
Daoji Li,
Daoji Li,
Daoji Li,
Daoji Li
Daoji Li
Daoji Li
Lixin Zhu,
Teng Wang,
Teng Wang,
Lixin Zhu,
Teng Wang,
Daoji Li,
Daoji Li
Shiye Zhao,
Daoji Li
Daoji Li
Lixin Zhu,
Daoji Li,
Lixin Zhu,
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Summary
Researchers measured suspended microplastic concentrations in surface water across the Yangtze Estuary system in China, finding spatial gradients that reflected inputs from the Yangtze River and local coastal sources.
Levels of microplastics (MPs) in China are completely unknown. This study characterizes suspended MPs quantitatively and qualitatively for the Yangtze Estuary and East China Sea. MPs were extracted via a floatation method. MPs were counted and categorized according to shape and size under a stereomicroscope. The MP densities were 4137.3±2461.5 and 0.167±0.138 n/m(3), respectively, in the estuarine and the sea samples. Plastic abundances varied significantly in the estuary. Higher densities in three sea trawls confirmed that rivers were the important sources of MP to the marine environment. Plastic particles (>5mm) were observed with a maximum size of 12.46 mm, but MPs (0.5-5 mm) constituted more than 90% by number of items. The most frequent geometries were fibres, followed by granules and films. Plastic spherules occurred sparsely. Transparent and coloured plastics comprised the majority of the particles. This study provides clues in understanding the fate and potential sources of MPs.