Floating microplastic inventories in the southern Beaufort Sea, Arctic Ocean

Floating microplastic inventories in the southern Beaufort Sea, Arctic Ocean

The microplastics inflow into the Arctic Ocean may increase environmental stress on the Arctic marine ecosystem on the Pacific side, where sea ice has been significantly reduced because of global warming. However, quantitative data on microplastics are very limited in the Beaufort Sea, which is cove...

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Main Authors: Takahito Ikenoue, Ryota Nakajima, Pravakar Mishra, Eswara Venkatesaperumal Ramasamy, Amane Fujiwara, Shigeto Nishino, Akihiko Murata, Eiji Watanabe, Motoyo Itoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
neuston net
particle inventory
mass inventory
microplastic inflows
wind/wave correction
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1288301/full

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