A review of microplastic distribution in sediment profiles.
(210)Pb dating
MP
Sediment cores
Spatio-temporal
Journal
Marine pollution bulletin
ISSN: 1879-3363
Titre abrégé: Mar Pollut Bull
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0260231
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2021
Feb 2021
Historique:
received:
25
11
2020
revised:
27
12
2020
accepted:
28
12
2020
pubmed:
24
1
2021
medline:
18
2
2021
entrez:
23
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The growing use of plastic and their indiscriminate disposal into the environment has resulted in the accumulation of huge quantities of microplastic (MP) in the marine environment. Several studies have investigated the pathways of MPs reaching marine environments and a few have begun looking at their inventories in sediment profiles. Recent estimates suggest between 70 and 90% of the MP particles are accumulated into sediment profiles. This paper reviews MPs in sediment cores, and the methods used for chronological reconstruction to provide evidence to link the plastic usage and MP inventories over time. In one example, a
Identifiants
pubmed: 33484991
pii: S0025-326X(21)00007-2
doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.111973
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Microplastics
0
Plastics
0
Water Pollutants, Chemical
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
111973Informations de copyright
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