Abstract:During monthly
water quality monitoring of Norwegian coastal waters,
the sea surface waters off Brønnøysund, a remote port in
Norway, exhibited an unexpectedly high abundance of microfibers. We
further conducted monitoring of microplastics and microfibers from
the surface waters off the city before and during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Analysis of the microfiber characteristics, which were primarily comprised
of cellulosic and polyester fibers, revealed similarities with those
found in the global ocean, but at con… Show more
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