Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要:
A field survey to collect microplastics with sizes <�5�mm was conducted in the Southern Ocean in 2016. We performed five net-tows and collected 44 pieces of plastic. Total particle counts of the entire water column, which is free of vertical mixing, were computed using the surface concentration (particle count per unit seawater volume) of microplastics, wind speed, and significant wave height during the observation period. Total particle counts at two stations near Antarctica were estimated to be in the order of 100,000�pieces�km−�2. � 2016 The Authors
Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-Koen, Kasuga, Japan; Observation and Research Center for Ocean Systems, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Recommended Citation:
Isobe A.,Uchiyama-Matsumoto K.,Uchida K.,et al. Microplastics in the Southern Ocean[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2017-01-01,114(1)