http://scholars.ntou.edu.tw/handle/123456789/17825
標題: | Marine microplastics in the surface waters of pristine Kuroshio | 作者: | Shiu, Ruei-Feng Gong, Gwo-Ching Fang, Meng-Der Chow, Chun-Hoe Chin, Wei-Chun |
關鍵字: | AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS;PLASTIC LITTER;MU-M;PACIFIC;ABUNDANCE;COAST;SEA;QUANTITIES;SEDIMENTS;POLLUTION | 公開日期: | 十一月-2021 | 出版社: | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD | 卷: | 172 | 來源出版物: | MAR POLLUT BULL | 摘要: | Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in oceans. Their transboundary transport and fate have aroused global attention. Taiwan is located close to the western boundary current-Kuroshio, is an excellent location to study of MP mobility in the global current and Pacific Garbage Patch. This study is the first investigation to understand the microplastic contamination from Taiwan to the Kuroshio. MP concentrations in the area varied from N.D. to 0.15 items m(-3), with an average concentration of 0.05 +/- 0.03 items m(-3). The majority of MPs were polypropylene, polyethylene, polyethylene and terephthalate. We found two MP hotspots near the coastal zone. One additional hotspot was also identified in the pristine Kuroshio suggesting rivers and local currents may play critical roles in transporting or injecting MPs from Taiwan into the North Pacific Gyre. These findings suggest that marine environments are altered by anthropogenic disposal and provide needed data for modelling and prediction of MPs. |
URI: | http://scholars.ntou.edu.tw/handle/123456789/17825 | ISSN: | 0025-326X | DOI: | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112808 |
顯示於: | 海洋環境與生態研究所 11 SUSTAINABLE CITIES & COMMUNITIES 海洋環境資訊系 14 LIFE BELOW WATER |
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