Greenland Sea Gyre increases microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Nordic Seas

Jiang, Yong; Yang, Fan; Zhao, Yanan; Wang, Jun

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136484

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“…The model provides global estimates based on an extensive dataset on global ocean grab sampling effort. The outputs of the spatial mapping matches the patterns predicted not only by every global study on MPs to date (van Sebille et al, 2015v;Isobe et al, 2017;Mountford and Morales Maqueda, 2019;Onink et al, 2019), but also by the conclusions of studies reporting oceanic regional approaches (Cincinelli et al, 2017;Zhu et al, 2018;Jiang et al, 2020). The main objective here is to provide additional information that, together with other global models, will help in the understanding of surface MF distribution.…”

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confidence: 54%

“…Many conclusions regarding the patterns of distribution and accumulation of MPs have been reported for different regions of the marine environment (Lima et al, 2014;Mu et al, 2019;Jiang et al, 2020), as well as for global oceans (Lebreton et al, 2012;Maximenko et al, 2012;van Sebille et al, 2015v;Mountford and Morales Maqueda, 2019). The insights proposed by modelling and simple correlative analyses have concluded that MPs drift in surface or sub-surface waters according to the patterns of ocean currents and accumulate in areas where currents converge, the so-called "ocean gyres" (Jiang et al, 2020; ., 2015v). In a global perspective, Lagrangian and Eulerian particle tracking simulations have concluded that the accumulation of MPs are ruled by wind-driven Ekman currents, geostrophyc currents and/or wave-driven stokes drifters (van Sebille et al, 2015v;Mountford and Morales Maqueda, 2019;Onink et al, 2019).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Only recently, it had been reported that the transport of MPs towards the Arctic seas is ruled by wave-driven stokes drifts (Onink et al, 2019). It was also asserted that the Greenland Sea Gyre increases MP pollution in the Nordic Sea [800 to 3740 MPs m − 3 (method: water pumping)] and that the warm Norwegan current is likely to flush MPs from the Gyre to the Arctic Ocean (Jiang et al, 2020). This emphasizes the finding of Morgana et al (2018), who found high number of fibers, ranging from 4 × 10 4 to 6 × 10 5 MPs m − 3 (method: water pumping) in the Northeast Greenland.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Global patterns for the spatial distribution of floating microfibers: Arctic Ocean as a potential accumulation zone

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Despite their representativeness, most studies to date have underestimated the amount of microfibers (MFs) in the marine environment. Therefore, further research is still necessary to identify key processes governing MF distribution. Here, the interaction among surface water temperature, salinity, currents and winds explained the patterns of MF accumulation. The estimated density of floating MFs is ~5900 ± 6800 items m − 3 in the global ocean; and three patterns of accumulation were predicted by the proposed model: (i) intermediate densities in ocean gyres, Seas of Japan and of Okhotsk, Mediterranean and around the Antarctic Ocean; (ii) high densities in the Arctic Ocean; and (iii) point zones of highest densities inside the Arctic Seas. Coastal areas and upwelling systems have low accumulation potential. At the same time, zones of divergences between westerlies and trade winds, located above the tropical oceanic gyres, are predicted to accumulate MFs. In addition, it is likely that the warm branch of the thermohaline circulation has an important role in the transport of MFs towards the Arctic Ocean, emphasizing that surface water masses are important predictors. This study highlights that the Arctic Ocean is a dead end for floating MFs.

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“…Pump samples were collected in the Greenland Sea and the Central Arctic Basin in a similar method to Lusher et al (2015) by three separate studies. Both Morgana et al (2018) and Jiang et al (2020) reported values similar to those found by Lusher et al (2015), confirming the ubiquitous presence of microplastics in the Greenland Sea. Conversely, Kanhai et al (2018), whose investigation was focused on different water masses in the Arctic Central Basin reported a lower average value, 0.7 particles per m 3 (range 0-7.5).…”

Section: Microplastic In Arctic Seawater Samplessupporting

confidence: 77%

Microplastics in Polar Samples

Tirelli

Suaria

Lusher

2020

Handbook of Microplastics in the Environment

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Microplastics are increasingly recognized as being globally widespread, but relatively little is known about the presence and abundance of microplastics in samples collected in Polar Regions. Here we review the current knowledge about microplastic occurrence and distribution in polar environments, with a particular focus on the relevance of the data and comparability between Arctic and Antarctic investigations. In the Arctic, microplastics have been found in seawater, marine sediments, ice, and snow and in the gut content of several species at different

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“…Whereas plastic waste accumulates and moves according to currents and weather conditions in water (van der Mheen et al 2019;Kukulka et al 2012;Jiang et al 2020), less is known about the role of soils and sediment in the transport, transformation, and destinations of plastic waste. From European Union data, the amount of plastic pollution in soil and sediment is predicted to be 4-23 times more than the amount released to the oceans (Horton et al 2017b).…”

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Microplastics in Soils and Sediment: Sources, Methodologies, and Interactions with Microorganisms

Peller¹,

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Watters³

2020

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The massive scope of plastic and microplastic pollution in soils and sediments requires broad and thorough studies to understand details of the extent and effects of these persistent pollutants. Plastic particulate pollutants in the environment are subjected to natural processes, fragment over time into smaller pieces, and influence the surrounding biota. Land environments, from open fields to agricultural fields to watersheds and deep ocean sediment, have been subjected to plastics/microplastics from a variety of sources and via natural and anthropogenic transport for many years. A number of different sampling, processing, and detection methods have been used to identify and quantify the loads of microplastics in soils and sediments. Scientific studies are still lacking systematic, standardized protocols, which will allow for accurate comparisons and compilations of data from around the world. This review chapter highlights many studies published over the past several years on land environments affected by

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Greenland Sea Gyre increases microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Nordic Seas

Cited by 101 publications

References 53 publications

Global patterns for the spatial distribution of floating microfibers: Arctic Ocean as a potential accumulation zone

Global patterns for the spatial distribution of floating microfibers: Arctic Ocean as a potential accumulation zone

Microplastics in Polar Samples

Microplastics in Soils and Sediment: Sources, Methodologies, and Interactions with Microorganisms

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