DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.02.020
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84897570499
论文题名: On the quantity and composition of floating plastic debris entering and leaving the Tamar Estuary, Southwest England
作者: Sadri S.S. ; Thompson R.C.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2014
卷: 81, 期: 1 起始页码: 55
结束页码: 60
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Marine debris
; Microplastic
; Plastic
; Riverine litter
; Tamar River
; Tidal
Scopus关键词: Debris
; Plastics
; Polypropylenes
; Rivers
; Tides
; Land-based sources
; Marine debris
; Marine environment
; Microplastic
; Plastic debris
; Riverine litter
; Size-frequency distributions
; Tidal
; Estuaries
; polyethylene
; polypropylene
; polystyrene
; surface water
; estuarine pollution
; plastic waste
; pollutant transport
; quantitative analysis
; size distribution
; surface water
; tidal channel
; article
; chemical composition
; controlled study
; estuary
; marine environment
; plastic debris
; pollution monitoring
; pollution transport
; quantitative analysis
; solid waste
; United Kingdom
; water pollution
; water transport
; England
; Tamar Estuary [England]
; Tamar River
; United Kingdom
; Marine debris
; Microplastic
; Plastic
; Riverine litter
; Tamar River
; Tidal
; England
; Environmental Monitoring
; Estuaries
; Plastics
; Rivers
; Waste Products
; Water Pollutants
Scopus学科分类: Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要: The majority of plastic debris found in the marine environment has land based sources and rivers are considered an important medium for transfer of this debris. Here we report on the quantity and composition of floating plastic debris collected from surface waters of the Tamar Estuary. This represents the first study of riverine transport of floating plastic debris into European waters during different tidal regimes. Plastics were found in a variety of forms and sizes and microplastics (<5. mm) comprised 82% of the debris. The most abundant types of plastic were Polyethylene (40%), Polystyrene (25%) and Polypropylene (19%). There was a significant difference in size frequency distribution between the spring and neap tides with more fragments of larger size observed during spring tides. While it is clear that debris has accumulated on shorelines within the estuary, during our study this river did not identify as a net source or sink. © 2014. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/85547
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作者单位: Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA, United Kingdom
Recommended Citation:
Sadri S.S.,Thompson R.C.. On the quantity and composition of floating plastic debris entering and leaving the Tamar Estuary, Southwest England[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2014-01-01,81(1)