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Title: Microplastic and tar pollution on three Canary Islands beaches: An annual study
Authors: Herrera, A. 
Asensio, M.
Martínez, I. 
Santana, A. 
Packard, T. 
Gomez, M. 
UNESCO Clasification: 2510 Oceanografía
120903 Análisis de datos
240401 Bioestadística
Keywords: Marine debris Microplastic
Tar
Resin pellets
Pollution
Canary Islands
Issue Date: 2018
Journal: Marine Pollution Bulletin 
Abstract: Marine debris accumulation was analyzed from three exposed beaches of the Canary Islands (Lambra, Famara and Las Canteras). Large microplastics (1-5 mm), mesoplastics (5-25 mm) and tar pollution were assessed twice a month for a year. There was great spatial and temporal variability in the Canary Island coastal pollution. Seasonal patterns differed at each location, marine debris concentration depended mainly of local-scale wind and wave conditions. The most polluted beach was Lambra, a remote beach infrequently visited. The types of debris found were mainly preproduction resin pellets, plastic fragments and tar, evidencing that pollution was not of local origin, but it cames from the open sea. The levels of pollution were similar to those of highly industrialized and contaminated regions. This study corroborates that the Canary Islands are an area of accumulation of microplastics and tar rafted from the North Atlantic Ocean by the southward flowing Canary Current.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/40320
ISSN: 0025-326X
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.10.020
Source: Marine Pollution Bulletin[ISSN 0025-326X],v. 129, p. 494-502
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