Marine Pollution Bulletin, volume 179, pages 113743

Microplastics distribution in bottom sediments of the Baltic Sea Proper

Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2022-06-01
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Impact factor5.8
ISSN0025326X, 18793363
Pollution
Aquatic Science
Oceanography
Abstract
An abundance of microplastics particles (0.2-5 mm, MPs) in bottom sediments is analyzed based on 53 samples (3 to 215 m deep) obtained in 8 cruises of research vessels across the Baltic Sea Proper in March-October 2015-2016. MPs content varied between stations from 103 up to 10,179 items kg-1 d.w., with the bulk mean of 863 ± 1371 items kg-1 d.w., showing a statistically significant increase with water depth. As many as 74.5% of MPs are of fibrous shape, followed by films (19.8%) and fragments (5.7%). The distributions of fibres, fragments, films, and different types of natural bottom sediments are significantly different, highlighting the specific behaviour of each of these kinds of bottom deposits. A statistically significant correlation between water depth and fibres content is found. Based on the analysis of oceanographic factors and sedimentological principles, an erosion/transition/accumulation pattern for fibres in the Baltic Sea Proper is outlined. Fibres can be considered as a specific type of "synthetic sediment", while principles of distribution of other MPs are not yet certain.

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Chubarenko I. P. et al. Microplastics distribution in bottom sediments of the Baltic Sea Proper // Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2022. Vol. 179. p. 113743.
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Chubarenko I. P., Esiukova E. E., Zobkov M. B., Isachenko I. Microplastics distribution in bottom sediments of the Baltic Sea Proper // Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2022. Vol. 179. p. 113743.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113743
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.marpolbul.2022.113743
TI - Microplastics distribution in bottom sediments of the Baltic Sea Proper
T2 - Marine Pollution Bulletin
AU - Chubarenko, I. P.
AU - Esiukova, Elena E
AU - Zobkov, Mikhail B
AU - Isachenko, Igor
PY - 2022
DA - 2022/06/01 00:00:00
PB - Elsevier
SP - 113743
VL - 179
SN - 0025-326X
SN - 1879-3363
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@article{2022_Chubarenko
author = {I. P. Chubarenko and Elena E Esiukova and Mikhail B Zobkov and Igor Isachenko},
title = {Microplastics distribution in bottom sediments of the Baltic Sea Proper},
journal = {Marine Pollution Bulletin},
year = {2022},
volume = {179},
publisher = {Elsevier},
month = {jun},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.marpolbul.2022.113743},
pages = {113743},
doi = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113743}
}
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