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dc.contributor.authorYakushev, Evgeniy
dc.contributor.authorGebruk, Anna
dc.contributor.authorOsadchiev, Alexander
dc.contributor.authorPakhomova, Svetlana
dc.contributor.authorLusher, Amy
dc.contributor.authorBerezina, Anfisa
dc.contributor.authorvan Bavel, Bert
dc.contributor.authorVorozheikina, Elena
dc.contributor.authorChernykh, Denis
dc.contributor.authorKolbasova, Glafira
dc.contributor.authorRazgon, Ilia
dc.contributor.authorSemiletov, Igor
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-16T09:50:21Z
dc.date.available2021-07-16T09:50:21Z
dc.date.created2021-03-11T08:59:46Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationCommunications Earth & Environment. 2021, 2, 23.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2662-4435
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2764641
dc.description.abstractPlastic pollution is globally recognised as a threat to marine ecosystems, habitats, and wildlife, and it has now reached remote locations such as the Arctic Ocean. Nevertheless, the distribution of microplastics in the Eurasian Arctic is particularly underreported. Here we present analyses of 60 subsurface pump water samples and 48 surface neuston net samples from the Eurasian Arctic with the goal to quantify and classify microplastics in relation to oceanographic conditions. In our study area, we found on average 0.004 items of microplastics per m3 in the surface samples, and 0.8 items per m3 in the subsurface samples. Microplastic characteristics differ significantly between Atlantic surface water, Polar surface water and discharge plumes of the Great Siberian Rivers, allowing identification of two sources of microplastic pollution (p < 0.05 for surface area, morphology, and polymer types). The highest weight concentration of microplastics was observed within surface waters of Atlantic origin. Siberian river discharge was identified as the second largest source. We conclude that these water masses govern the distribution of microplastics in the Eurasian Arctic. The microplastics properties (i.e. abundance, polymer type, size, weight concentrations) can be used for identification of the water masses.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleMicroplastics distribution in the Eurasian Arctic is affected by Atlantic waters and Siberian riversen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© The Author(s) 2021en_US
dc.source.pagenumber10en_US
dc.source.volume2en_US
dc.source.journalCommunications Earth & Environmenten_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s43247-021-00091-0
dc.identifier.cristin1897185
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextoriginal
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