Modeling the Concentration Enhancement and Selectivity of Plastic Particle Transport in Sea Spray Aerosols
Lena Dubitsky,
Grant B. Deane,
Dale M. Stokes
et al.
Abstract:Bursting bubbles transport bacteria, viruses, and other marine particles across the air‐sea interface. This effect is enhanced when particles are hydrophobic and cling to the bubbles as they rise. Recent studies suggest that plastic particles, a major ocean pollutant, can also be transported by sea spray. However, estimates of plastic transport via this pathway have large uncertainties due to limited size detection techniques in field studies and few lab studies. An understanding of the number and size of part… Show more
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