Cryosphere as a temporal sink and source of microplastics in the Arctic region

Cryosphere as a temporal sink and source of microplastics in the Arctic region

Microplastics (MPs) pollution has become a serious environmental issue of growing global concern due to the increasing plastic production and usage. Under climate warming, the cryosphere, defined as the part of Earth’s layer characterized by the low temperatures and the presence of frozen water, has...

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Main Authors: Yulan Zhang, Tanguang Gao, Shichang Kang, Deonie Allen, Zhaoqing Wang, Xi Luo, Ling Yang, Jinlei Chen, Zhaofu Hu, Pengfei Chen, Wentao Du, Steve Allen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-07-01
Series:Geoscience Frontiers
Subjects:
Microplastics
Arctic
Sea ice
Snow
Seawater
Sediments
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987123000336

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