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Relationships among the abundances of plastic debris in different size classes on beaches in South Korea

Marine Pollution Bulletin 2013 442 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 45 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.
Won Joon Shim Gi Myung Han, Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Mi Jang, Won Joon Shim Gi Myung Han, Sang Hee Hong, Mi Jang, Gi Myung Han, Sang Hee Hong, Mi Jang, Mi Jang, Jong-Myoung Lee, Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Jong-Myoung Lee, Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim 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, Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Young Kyung Song, Young Kyung Song, Sunwook Hong, Sunwook 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 Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Gi Myung Han, Won Joon Shim Gi Myung Han, Won Joon Shim Mi Jang, Gi Myung Han, Sang Hee Hong, Mi Jang, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Gi Myung Han, Sang Hee Hong, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Won Joon Shim Young Kyung Song, Won Joon Shim Young Kyung Song, Yong Chang Jang, Won Joon Shim Sang Hee Hong, Gi Myung Han, Won Joon Shim Mi Jang, Mi Jang, Won Joon Shim Gi Myung Han, Sang Hee Hong, Mi Jang, Mi Jang, Won Joon Shim Mi Jang, Mi Jang, Mi Jang, Mi Jang, Won Joon Shim Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, 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, 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 Mi Jang, Mi Jang, Mi Jang, Mi Jang, Mi Jang, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Gi Myung Han, Won Joon Shim Yong Chang Jang, Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Mi Jang, Gi Myung Han, Gi Myung Han, Jong-Myoung Lee, Mi Jang, Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Mi Jang, Gi Myung Han, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Gi Myung Han, Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Young Kyung Song, Mi Jang, Won Joon Shim Jong-Myoung Lee, Won Joon Shim Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Young Kyung Song, Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Nak Won Heo, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Nak Won Heo, Won Joon Shim Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Gi Myung Han, Mi Jang, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim Gi Myung Han, Mi Jang, Mi Jang, Mi Jeong Lee, Mi Jeong Lee, Daeseok Kang, Daeseok Kang, Gi Myung Han, Sunwook Hong, Won Joon Shim Gi Myung Han, Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim Jong-Myoung Lee, Won Joon Shim Won Joon Shim

Summary

Researchers analyzed plastic debris across three size classes on six Korean beaches before and after the rainy season and found that all size classes were positively correlated, suggesting they share common sources and transport mechanisms. The study supports the idea that macro- and micro-scale plastic pollution on beaches represent a connected continuum driven by the same human activities.

Study Type Environmental

Plastic debris on six beaches near the Nakdong River Estuary, South Korea, was sampled in May and September 2012 and classified into three size classes, large microplastics (1-5 mm), mesoplastics (5-25 mm), and macroplastics (>25 mm). The relationships among the abundances of the size classes were then examined. The abundances of each size category in May (before rainy season) and in September (after rainy season) were 8205 and 27,606 particles/m(2) for large microplastics, 238 and 237 particles/m(2) for mesoplastics, and 0.97 and 1.03 particles/m(2) for macroplastics, respectively. Styrofoam was the most abundant item both in microplastic and mesoplastic debris, while intact plastics were most common in macroplastic debris. The abundances of meso- and micro-plastics were the most strongly correlated. There was a higher correlation between the abundances of macro- and meso-plastics than between macro- and micro-plastics.

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