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Atmospheric transport of microplastics from land to sea is inefficient: Evidence from multimedia observations
Journal of Hazardous Materials2025
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Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Lang Lin,
Zhen Yuan,
Zhen Yuan,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Zhen Yuan,
Zhen Yuan,
Yanxu Zhang
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Shan Liu,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Rui Hou,
Shan Liu,
Shan Liu,
Rui Hou,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Zhen Yuan,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Yanxu Zhang
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Hengxiang Li,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Hengxiang Li,
Zhen Yuan,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Hengxiang Li,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Hengxiang Li,
Hengxiang Li,
Hengxiang Li,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Hengxiang Li,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Hengxiang Li,
Lang Lin,
Yanxu Zhang
Yanxu Zhang
Hengxiang Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Shan Liu,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Hengxiang Li,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Lang Lin,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Lang Lin,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Hengxiang Li,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Hengxiang Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Shan Liu,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li,
Hengxiang Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Hengxiang Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Rui Hou,
Rui Hou,
Rui Hou,
Rui Hou,
Rui Hou,
Rui Hou,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Zhen Yuan,
Yanxu Zhang
Shan Liu,
Shan Liu,
Shan Liu,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Shan Liu,
Shan Liu,
Hengxiang Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Hengxiang Li,
Shan Liu,
Hengxiang Li,
Lang Lin,
Zhen Yuan,
Yanxu Zhang
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Rui Hou,
Hengxiang Li,
Lang Lin,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Lang Lin,
Rui Hou,
Shan Liu,
Hengxiang Li,
Shan Liu,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Rui Hou,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Shan Liu,
Shan Liu,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Zhen Yuan,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Rui Hou,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Hengxiang Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Rui Hou,
Zhen Yuan,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Rui Hou,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Lang Lin,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Hengxiang Li,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Hengxiang Li,
Yanxu Zhang
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Eddy Y. Zeng,
Yanxu Zhang
Summary
Researchers used multimedia observations from both land and sea to quantify the transport efficiency of atmospheric microplastics from land to ocean, finding that atmospheric transport is an inefficient pathway for delivering land-sourced microplastics to marine environments compared to other transport routes.
Study Type
Environmental
Microplastics have been recognized as a global marine environmental issue, but their sources, particularly the contribution of atmospheric transport, remain obscure. Here, we determine the transport efficiency of atmospheric microplastics (AMPs) from land to sea using multimedia observations from both sea and land in the South China Sea in conjunction with atmospheric trajectory modelling. Furthermore, we extrapolate AMP inputs to the ocean at a global scale. The results show that only 1.8 % of AMPs are transported and deposited into the sea, with most remaining on land. The global mass of AMPs entering the sea is 262.98 t, which is much less than the river exports. Therefore, we conclude that the atmospheric transport is not the main pathway for land-sourced microplastics to enter the sea, and suggest that the foremost step of curbing the worsening of marine MP pollution is to control the inflow of riverine MPs into the sea.