DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.01.030
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85044380875
论文题名: Microplastic in two South Carolina Estuaries: Occurrence, distribution, and composition
作者: Gray A.D. ; Wertz H. ; Leads R.R. ; Weinstein J.E.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2018
卷: 128 起始页码: 223
结束页码: 233
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Charleston Harbor
; Contamination
; Estuaries
; Fragments
; FTIR
; Plastic
Scopus学科分类: Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要: Here we report on the distribution of microplastic contamination in two developed estuaries in the Southeastern United States. Average concentration in intertidal sediments of Charleston Harbor and Winyah Bay, both located in South Carolina, U.S.A., was 413.8 ± 76.7 and 221.0 ± 25.6 particles/m2, respectively. Average concentration in the sea surface microlayer of Charleston Harbor and Winyah Bay was 6.6 ± 1.3 and 30.8 ± 12.1 particles/L, respectively. Concentration in intertidal sediments of the two estuaries was not significantly different (p = 0.58), however, Winyah Bay contained significantly more microplastics in the sea surface microlayer (p = 0.02). While microplastic concentration in these estuaries was comparable to that reported for other estuaries worldwide, Charleston Harbor contained a high abundance of black microplastic fragments believed to be tire wear particles. Our research is the first to survey microplastic contamination in Southeastern U.S. estuaries and to provide insight on the nature and extent of contamination in these habitats. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/88405
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作者单位: Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, United States; Grice Marine Lab, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, United States; Department of Biology, The Citadel, Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States
Recommended Citation:
Gray A.D.,Wertz H.,Leads R.R.,et al. Microplastic in two South Carolina Estuaries: Occurrence, distribution, and composition[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2018-01-01,128