DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.04.044
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84933675528
论文题名: Using a forensic science approach to minimize environmental contamination and to identify microfibres in marine sediments
作者: Woodall L.C. ; Gwinnett C. ; Packer M. ; Thompson R.C. ; Robinson L.F. ; Paterson G.L.J.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2015
卷: 95, 期: 1 起始页码: 40
结束页码: 46
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Deep-sea
; Microfibre
; Microplastic
; Pollution
; Sediment
Scopus关键词: Pollution
; Sediments
; Ships
; Submarine geology
; Water pollution
; Control measures
; Deep sea
; Environmental contamination
; Forensic science
; Marine sediments
; Microfibre
; Microplastic
; Research vessels
; Marine pollution
; acrylic acid copolymer
; cellulose
; copolymer
; modacrylic acid
; nanofiber
; plastic
; polyester
; unclassified drug
; plastic
; water
; water pollutant
; deep-sea sediment
; forensic science
; plastic
; pollution control
; sediment pollution
; Article
; controlled study
; environmental monitoring
; forensic science
; nylon fiber
; prevalence
; sea pollution
; sediment
; synthetic fiber
; analysis
; chemistry
; forensic science
; pollution
; prevention and control
; procedures
; water pollutant
; Environmental Monitoring
; Environmental Pollution
; Forensic Sciences
; Geologic Sediments
; Plastics
; Water
; Water Pollutants, Chemical
Scopus学科分类: Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要: There is growing evidence of extensive pollution of the environment by microplastic, with microfibres representing a large proportion of the microplastics seen in marine sediments. Since microfibres are ubiquitous in the environment, present in the laboratory air and water, evaluating microplastic pollution is difficult. Incidental contamination is highly likely unless strict control measures are employed. Here we describe methods developed to minimize the amount of incidental post-sampling contamination when quantifying marine microfibre pollution. We show that our protocol, adapted from the field of forensic fibre examination, reduces fibre abundance by 90% and enables the quick screening of fibre populations. These methods therefore allow an accurate estimate of microplastics polluting marine sediments. In a case study from a series of samples collected on a research vessel, we use these methods to highlight the prevalence of microfibres as marine microplastics. © 2015 The Authors.
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资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/86044
Appears in Collections: 过去全球变化的重建 全球变化的国际研究计划
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作者单位: Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom; Department of Forensic and Crime Science, Staffordshire University, Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom; School of Marine Science and Engineering, Plymouth University, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom; School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
Recommended Citation:
Woodall L.C.,Gwinnett C.,Packer M.,et al. Using a forensic science approach to minimize environmental contamination and to identify microfibres in marine sediments[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2015-01-01,95(1)