Microplastics in sediments of the Changjiang Estuary, China

Microplastics in sediments of the Changjiang Estuary, China

Microplastics are plastics that measure less than 5 mm in diameter. They enter the marine environment as primary sources directly from industrial uses, as well as secondary sources resulting from the degradation of large plastic debris. To improve the knowledge of microplastic pollution in China, we...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental pollution (1987) 2017-06, Vol.225, p.283-290
Hauptverfasser: Peng, Guyu, Zhu, Bangshang, Yang, Dongqi, Su, Lei, Shi, Huahong, Li, Daoji
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Changjiang estuary
China
Environment
Environmental Monitoring
Estuaries
Geologic Sediments - chemistry
Marine pollution
Microplastic
Plastics - analysis
Plastics - chemistry
Seasons
Sediment
Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
Waste Products - analysis
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
μ-FT-IR
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Zusammenfassung:Microplastics are plastics that measure less than 5 mm in diameter. They enter the marine environment as primary sources directly from industrial uses, as well as secondary sources resulting from the degradation of large plastic debris. To improve the knowledge of microplastic pollution in China, we investigated samples from 53 estuarine sediment locations collected with a box corer within the Changjiang Estuary. Microplastics (
ISSN:0269-7491
1873-6424
DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2016.12.064