Microplastic in beach sediments of the Isle of Rügen (Baltic Sea) - Implementing a novel glass elutriation column

Hengstmann, Elena; Tamminga, Matthias; Bruch, Constantin vom; Fischer, Elke Kerstin

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.11.010

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“…Both the abundance and mass of micro-and macroplastics in the subsurface sediment layer were lower than those in the upper sediment layer. Other studies have also pointed out preferential accumulation of plastic particles in the upper 5 cm of beach sediments with an overall decrease with increasing depth (Carson et al, 2011;Hengstmann et al, 2018). The litter layer in our study can also be considered as the part of the surface sediment layer as defined by previous studies and was found to preferentially accumulate large plastic debris dominated by foam.…”

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Micro- and macroplastic accumulation in a newly formed Spartina alterniflora colonized estuarine saltmarsh in southeast China

Yao

Wang

et al. 2019

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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confidence: 80%

Micro- and macroplastic accumulation in a newly formed Spartina alterniflora colonized estuarine saltmarsh in southeast China

Yao

Wang

et al. 2019

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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“…The shoreline and infralittoral zones from six beaches along the Slovenian coast exhibited the same MP content (Laglbauer et al 2014). The impact of tidal height on total MP abundance was also insignificant among three Canadian beaches near Vancouver (Crichton et al 2017), four beaches of the Baltic Sea Coast (Hengstmann et al 2018), and ten beaches in Hong Kong (Lo et al 2018).…”

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“…Res. and available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06027-8 on 22 (Dekiff et al 2014;Hengstmann et al 2018;Stolte et al 2015), Iran (Naji et al 2017), Mexico (Pinon-Colin et al 2018), Poland (Graca et al 2017), and the United States (Yu et al 2018). Moreover, sewage treatment plants are present on the three studied sites (Ministère de la Transition écologique et solidaire 2016) and a large proportion of MP fibers found in the marine environment may be derived from sewage as a consequence of washing clothes (Browne et al 2011;Henry et al 2018).…”

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Occurrence and identification of microplastics in beach sediments from the Hauts-de-France region

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Hermabessière²,

Dehaut³

et al. 2019

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The present work was carried out to quantify microplastics (MP) from three sandy beaches along the Côte d'Opale coastline located in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Three different study sites located along the English Channel were investigated due to different levels of anthropopression and hydrodynamic conditions. Sediments were collected at three different tide lines: high tide line (HTL), middle of the intertidal zone (IZ), and low tide line (LTL) to investigate the effects of tide line on microplastic contamination. Particles and fibers were counted and colors were recorded; polymer identification was then performed using pyrolysisgas chromatography-mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS). Particles and fibers abundance ranged from 23.4 ± 18.9 to 69.3 ± 30.6 items kg-1 dry weight sediment, with a trend towards fiber predominance, were observed. No difference in particles and fibers abundance was found between the different beaches and tide lines, except for Boulogne-sur-Mer, where the particle number was significantly different between tide lines. Major polymers identified were polyethylene (36.6 %) and polypropylene (10.7 %). This citizen science project provided preliminary data about the abundance and polymeric nature of MP along the Côte d'Opale coastline.

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“…However, this is not always the case. For example, Hengstmann and colleagues report a sampling methodology using a 25 Â 25 cm (625 cm 2 ) area and the 'first 2-3 cm were removed (1250-1875 cm 3 )'; however, the authors did not specify whether the reported sampling depth ('2-3 cm') varied within a sample area or was either 2 or 3 cm for each sample; furthermore, when reporting the results in number of particles for dry weight, the authors did not mention which samples contained the larger volume (Hengstmann et al 2018). This is important because larger volume samples, stemming for the deeper sampling methodologies, could result in an under-or overestimation of the number of particles per dry weight, as these can suffer vertical transfer in soils, arising from human activity.…”

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Microplastics in soils: assessment, analytics and risks

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Environmental contextThere is increasing concern from both the general public and the scientific community about microplastic-related pollution. Despite the alarming and well-documented accumulation of plastics in the marine environment, little attention has been paid to the sources, fate and effects of microplastics in terrestrial settings. We overview the prevalence of microplastics in soils, evaluate their impacts, and appraise the current difficulties in their determinations in terms of sampling, isolation and identification. AbstractThere has been an increasing interest by both the general public and the scientific community in microplastic-related pollution. Owing to their physical and chemical characteristics, these highly ubiquitous contaminants may be ingested by numerous organisms at the base of food-webs. Furthermore, owing to their tendency to adsorb other chemical substances, such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs), these plastic particles can lead to bioaccumulation and bioamplification phenomena, which significantly increases their potential environmental effects. However, most of the current research available is focussed on the prevalence and effects of these materials in water, and, more precisely, in oceans. Although this is understandable, owing to the alarming accumulation of plastics in this environmental compartment, little attention has been paid to the sources, fate and effects of microplastics (MPs) in terrestrial settings. This is further complicated by the current lack of universally accepted methods for the assessment and identification of MPs, not only in liquid, but also in solid matrices. We overview the most current data regarding the presence and prevalence of MPs in soils and evaluate their recognised impacts and potential consequences. We also appraise the current sampling, isolation and identification methodologies and suggest methods that may contribute to the development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the sampling and characterisation of these pervasive pollutants in complex matrices, such as soils.

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Microplastic in beach sediments of the Isle of Rügen (Baltic Sea) - Implementing a novel glass elutriation column

Cited by 114 publications

References 71 publications

Micro- and macroplastic accumulation in a newly formed Spartina alterniflora colonized estuarine saltmarsh in southeast China

Micro- and macroplastic accumulation in a newly formed Spartina alterniflora colonized estuarine saltmarsh in southeast China

Occurrence and identification of microplastics in beach sediments from the Hauts-de-France region

Microplastics in soils: assessment, analytics and risks

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