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dc.contributor.authorGunaalan, Kuddithambyen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlmeda García, Rodrigoen_US
dc.contributor.authorLorenz, Claudiaen_US
dc.contributor.authorVianello, Alviseen_US
dc.contributor.authorIordachescu, Lucianen_US
dc.contributor.authorPapacharalampos, Konstantinosen_US
dc.contributor.authorRohde Kiær, Christian Mathiasen_US
dc.contributor.authorVollertsen, Jesen_US
dc.contributor.authorNielsen, Torkel Gisselen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-02T13:23:10Z-
dc.date.available2023-02-02T13:23:10Z-
dc.date.issued2023en_US
dc.identifier.issn0269-7491en_US
dc.identifier.otherScopus-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10553/120376-
dc.description.abstractMicroplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous pollutants in the ocean, and there is a general concern about their persistence and potential effects on marine ecosystems. We still know little about the smaller size-fraction of marine MPs (MPs <300 μm), which are not collected with standard nets for MPs monitoring (e.g., Manta net). This study aims to determine the concentration, composition, and size distribution of MPs down to 10 μm in the Kattegat/Skagerrak area. Surface water samples were collected at fourteen stations using a plastic-free pump-filter device (UFO sampler) in October 2020. The samples were treated with an enzymatic-oxidative method and analyzed using FPA-μFTIR imaging. MPs concentrations ranged between 11 and 87 MP m−3, with 88% of the MPs being smaller than 300 μm. The most abundant shape of MPs were fragments (56%), and polyester, polypropylene, and polyethylene were the dominant synthetic polymer types. The concentration of MPs shows a significant positive correlation to the seawater density. Furthermore, there was a tendency towards higher MPs concentrations in the Northern and the Southern parts of the study area. The concentration of MPs collected with the UFO sampler was several orders of magnitude higher than those commonly found in samples collected with the Manta net due to the dominance of MP smaller size fractions. Despite the multiple potential sources of MPs in the study area, the level of MPs pollution in the surface waters was low compared (<100 MP m−3) to other regions. The concentrations of MPs found in the studied surface waters were six orders of magnitude lower than those causing negative effects on pelagic organisms based on laboratory exposure studies, thus is not expected to cause any impact on the pelagic food web.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Pollutionen_US
dc.sourceEnvironmental Pollution [ISSN 0269-7491], v. 318, 120853, (Febrero 2023)en_US
dc.subject250811 Calidad de las aguasen_US
dc.subject250814 Aguas superficialesen_US
dc.subject330811 Control de la contaminación del aguaen_US
dc.subject331210 Plásticosen_US
dc.subject.otherBasin Scaleen_US
dc.subject.otherFpa-Μftir Imagingen_US
dc.subject.otherMarine Microplasticsen_US
dc.subject.otherPolyesteren_US
dc.titleAbundance and distribution of microplastics in surface waters of the Kattegat/ Skagerrak (Denmark)en_US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/Articleen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120853en_US
dc.identifier.scopus85144039064-
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dc.identifier.eissn1873-6424-
dc.relation.volume318en_US
dc.investigacionCienciasen_US
dc.type2Artículoen_US
dc.utils.revisionen_US
dc.date.coverdateFebrero 2023en_US
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item.fulltextCon texto completo-
crisitem.author.deptGIR ECOAQUA: Ecofisiología de Organismos Marinos-
crisitem.author.deptIU de Investigación en Acuicultura Sostenible y Ec-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0002-0090-112X-
crisitem.author.parentorgIU de Investigación en Acuicultura Sostenible y Ec-
crisitem.author.fullNameAlmeda García, Rodrigo-
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