Contamination of beach sediments of a subalpine lake with microplastic particles

Plastic waste is of increasing concern in marine ecosystems [1–3]. Buoyant plastic particles accumulate in pelagic habitats whereas non-floating debris accumulates on the seafloor and in beach sediments, posing risk to the respective communities [1–4]. Microplastic particles (

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Veröffentlicht in:	Current biology 2013-10, Vol.23 (19), p.R867-R868
Hauptverfasser:	Imhof, Hannes K., Ivleva, Natalia P., Schmid, Johannes, Niessner, Reinhard, Laforsch, Christian
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	aquatic organisms biofouling Ecosystem Environmental Pollutants - adverse effects Environmental Pollution - adverse effects Freshwater freshwater ecosystems Geologic Sediments habitats Hazardous Waste - adverse effects introduced species lakes Lakes - chemistry Marine marine ecosystems marine environment plastics Plastics - adverse effects risk sediments sewage trophic relationships
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Zusammenfassung:	Plastic waste is of increasing concern in marine ecosystems [1–3]. Buoyant plastic particles accumulate in pelagic habitats whereas non-floating debris accumulates on the seafloor and in beach sediments, posing risk to the respective communities [1–4]. Microplastic particles (
ISSN:	0960-9822 1879-0445
DOI:	10.1016/j.cub.2013.09.001