Marine neustonic microplastics around the southeastern coast of Korea
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Title
- Marine neustonic microplastics around the southeastern coast of Korea
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Author(s)
- Kang, Jung-Hoon; Kwon, Oh Youn; Lee, Kyun-Woo; Song, Young Kyoung; Shim, Won Joon
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- Kang, Jung Hoon(강정훈); Lee, Kyun Woo(이균우); Shim, Won Joon(심원준)
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Alternative Author(s)
- 강정훈; 권오윤; 이균우; 송영경; 심원준
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Publication Year
- 2015-07-15
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Abstract
- We investigated floating debris around the mouth of the Nakdong River in the Southeastern Sea of Korea using a Manta trawl (330-mu m mesh) and hand-net (50 mu m) before (May) and after (July) the rainy season in 2012. Microplastic (<2 mm) was present at all of the stations, whereas Styrofoam (2-5 mm) peaked only at a few stations far from the Nakdong River mouth in July. The dominant types were fibers (polyester), hard plastic (polyethylene), paint particles (alkyd), and Styrofoam (expanded polystyrene). The average abundances of fibers and hard plastic (<2 mm) in the trawl were significantly higher in July than in May (p < 0.005, p < 0.05, respectively), while two orders of magnitude more microplastics (<2 mm) were collected with the hand-net than with the trawl. Fibers and hard plastic by trawl were significantly compared temporally, and the hand-net proved the missed microplastics (50-330 mu m) when trawl used. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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ISSN
- 0025-326X
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/2445
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DOI
- 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.04.054
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Bibliographic Citation
- MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN, v.96, no.1-2, pp.304 - 312, 2015
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Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
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Subject
- PLASTIC DEBRIS; PACIFIC-OCEAN; SOUTH-KOREA; ZOOPLANKTON; ENVIRONMENT; PARTICLES; MICRO; ACCUMULATION; WATERS; LOST
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Keywords
- Floating debris; A Manta trawl net; A hand-net; Microplastics; Nakdong River mouth; Rainy season
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Article
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