Microplastics in sediments: A review of techniques, occurrence and effects


Autoria(s): Van Cauwenberghe, Lisbeth; Devriese, Lisa; Galgani, Francois; Robbens, Johan; Janssen, Colin R.
Data(s)

01/10/2015

Resumo

Microplastics are omnipresent in the marine environment and sediments are hypothesized to be major sinks of these plastics. Here, over 100 articles spanning the last 50 year are reviewed with following objectives: (i) to evaluate current microplastic extraction techniques, (ii) to discuss the occurrence and worldwide distribution of microplastics in sediments, and (iii) to make a comprehensive assessment of the possible adverse effects of this type of pollution to marine organisms. Based on this review we propose future research needs and conclude that there is a clear need for a standardized techniques, unified reporting units and more realistic effect assessments.

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http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00270/38157/36291.pdf

DOI:10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.06.007

http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00270/38157/

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eng

Publicador

Elsevier Sci Ltd

Direitos

2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Fonte

Marine Environmental Research (0141-1136) (Elsevier Sci Ltd), 2015-10 , Vol. 111 , P. 5-17

Palavras-Chave #Microplastics #Pellets #Sediment #Techniques #Direct effects #Indirect effects
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