DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.06.001
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84905722363
论文题名: High-levels of microplastic pollution in a large, remote, mountain lake
作者: Free C.M. ; Jensen O.P. ; Mason S.A. ; Eriksen M. ; Williamson N.J. ; Boldgiv B.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2014
卷: 85, 期: 1 起始页码: 156
结束页码: 163
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Aquatic pollution
; Lake Hovsgol
; Lake Khubsugul
; Lake Khuvsgul
; Microplastics
; Plastic pollution
Scopus关键词: Debris
; Elastomers
; Plastic bottles
; Pollution
; Water
; Aquatic pollution
; Fishing gears
; Freshwater systems
; Laurentian Great Lakes
; Microplastics
; Mountain lakes
; Plastic pollutions
; Prevailing winds
; Lakes
; metal
; plastic
; rubber
; plastic
; waste
; water pollutant
; lake pollution
; mountain region
; plastic waste
; waste management
; article
; clothing
; domestic waste
; environmental monitoring
; foam
; freshwater environment
; lake
; Mongolia
; paper
; plastic bottle
; Switzerland
; textile fiber
; United States
; water pollution
; wood
; analysis
; ecosystem
; environmental monitoring
; environmental protection
; geography
; pollution
; procedures
; waste
; waste disposal
; water pollutant
; wind
; Great Lakes [North America]
; Hovsgol
; Lake Hovsgol
; Lake Huron
; Lake Superior
; Mongolia
; Conservation of Natural Resources
; Ecosystem
; Environmental Monitoring
; Environmental Pollution
; Geography
; Lakes
; Mongolia
; Plastics
; Refuse Disposal
; Waste Products
; Water Pollutants, Chemical
; Wind
Scopus学科分类: Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要: Despite the large and growing literature on microplastics in the ocean, little information exists on microplastics in freshwater systems. This study is the first to evaluate the abundance, distribution, and composition of pelagic microplastic pollution in a large, remote, mountain lake. We quantified pelagic microplastics and shoreline anthropogenic debris in Lake Hovsgol, Mongolia. With an average microplastic density of 20,264 particles km-2, Lake Hovsgol is more heavily polluted with microplastics than the more developed Lakes Huron and Superior in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Fragments and films were the most abundant microplastic types; no plastic microbeads and few pellets were observed. Household plastics dominated the shoreline debris and were comprised largely of plastic bottles, fishing gear, and bags. Microplastic density decreased with distance from the southwestern shore, the most populated and accessible section of the park, and was distributed by the prevailing winds. These results demonstrate that without proper waste management, low-density populations can heavily pollute freshwater systems with consumer plastics. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/85384
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作者单位: Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, 71 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States; Department of Chemistry, State University of New York College at Fredonia, 280 Central Avenue, Fredonia, NY 14063, United States; 5 Gyres Institute, 2122 S. Spaulding Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90016, United States; Department of Biology, School of Arts and Sciences, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 14201, Mongolia
Recommended Citation:
Free C.M.,Jensen O.P.,Mason S.A.,et al. High-levels of microplastic pollution in a large, remote, mountain lake[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2014-01-01,85(1)