DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.07.011
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85025138018
论文题名: Microplastics in coastal environments of the Arabian Gulf
作者: Abayomi O.A. ; Range P. ; Al-Ghouti M.A. ; Obbard J.P. ; Almeer S.H. ; Ben-Hamadou R.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2017
卷: 124, 期: 1 起始页码: 181
结束页码: 188
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Arabian Gulf
; FT-IR/FT-NIR
; Indian Ocean
; Marine litter
; Polymer type
; ROPME sea
Scopus关键词: Beaches
; Polypropylenes
; Arabian Gulf
; FT-IR/FT-NIR
; Indian ocean
; Marine litter
; Polymer types
; ROPME sea
; Coastal zones
; microplastic
; plastic
; polyethylene
; polypropylene
; sea water
; unclassified drug
; coastal zone
; concentration (composition)
; FTIR spectroscopy
; marine pollution
; pollutant source
; polymer
; Arab
; Article
; bay
; coastal waters
; concentration (parameters)
; density
; intertidal zone
; particle size
; Qatar
; sea pollution
; sea surface waters
; seashore
; sediment
; temporal analysis
; Arabian Sea
; Indian Ocean
; Indian Ocean
; Persian Gulf
Scopus学科分类: Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要: Eight sandy beaches along the coastline of Qatar and four sea surface stations on the eastern coast, adjacent to Doha Bay, were surveyed between December 2014 and March 2015. Microplastics, mainly low density polyethylene and polypropylene, were found in all samples of sediments and seawater. Blue fibers, ranging between 1 and 5 mm, were the dominant type of particle present. Abundances on the sea surface varied between 4.38 × 104 and 1.46 × 106 particles·km− 2, with the highest values being consistently found 10 km offshore, suggesting the presence of a convergence zone. No significant temporal variability was detected for sea surface samples. The concentration of microplastics in intertidal sediments varied between 36 and 228 particles m− 2, with no significant differences among the 8 beaches examined. These results show the pervasiveness of microplastic pollution in coastal environments of the Arabian Gulf. Potential local sources and sinks for microplastics are discussed. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/87430
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作者单位: Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, PO Box 2713, Doha, Qatar; Environmental Science Centre, Qatar University, PO Box 2713, Doha, Qatar; Central Laboratories Unit, Qatar University, PO Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
Recommended Citation:
Abayomi O.A.,Range P.,Al-Ghouti M.A.,et al. Microplastics in coastal environments of the Arabian Gulf[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2017-01-01,124(1)