Abundance, composition, and distribution of microplastics larger than 20 mu m in sand beaches of South Korea SCIE SCOPUS

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dc.contributor.author Eo, Soeun -
dc.contributor.author Hong, Sang Hee -
dc.contributor.author Song, Young Kyoung -
dc.contributor.author Lee, Jongsu -
dc.contributor.author Lee, Jongmyoung -
dc.contributor.author Shim, Won Joon -
dc.date.accessioned 2020-04-16T08:40:26Z -
dc.date.available 2020-04-16T08:40:26Z -
dc.date.created 2020-01-28 -
dc.date.issued 2018-07 -
dc.identifier.issn 0269-7491 -
dc.identifier.uri https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/873 -
dc.description.abstract To support microplastic management, the abundance, composition, and spatial distribution of micro plastics on a national scale must be known. Hence, we studied the baseline level of microplastic pollution at 20 sandy beaches along the South Korean coast. All microplastic particles extracted from the sand samples were identified down to 20 gm in size using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The abundances of large microplastics (L-MPs; 1-5 mm) and small microplastics (S-MPs; 0.02-1 mm) were in the range of 0-2088 n/m(2) and 1400-62800 n/m(2), respectively. Maximum microplastic abundance was in the size range of 100-150 mu m, and particles smaller than 300 mu m accounted for 81% of the total abundance. Expanded polystyrene (EPS) accounted for 95% of L-MPs, whereas S-MPs were predominantly composed of polyethylene (49%) and polypropylene (38%). The spatial distribution of L-MPs, excluding EPS, was significantly related to population, precipitation, proximity to a river mouth and abundance of macroplastic debris on beach. However, there were no relationships between S-MPs and other environmental and source-related factors, except for macroplastic debris and L-MPs excluding EPS. These results imply that S-MPs are mainly produced on beaches by weathering, whereas L-MPs other than EPS are mainly introduced from land-based sources and are also partly produced on beaches. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. -
dc.description.uri 1 -
dc.language English -
dc.publisher ELSEVIER SCI LTD -
dc.subject PLASTIC MARINE DEBRIS -
dc.subject QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS -
dc.subject SEA -
dc.subject ACCUMULATION -
dc.subject ESTUARY -
dc.subject SIZE -
dc.subject HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE -
dc.subject IDENTIFICATION -
dc.subject FRAGMENTATION -
dc.subject INGESTION -
dc.title Abundance, composition, and distribution of microplastics larger than 20 mu m in sand beaches of South Korea -
dc.type Article -
dc.citation.endPage 902 -
dc.citation.startPage 894 -
dc.citation.title ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION -
dc.citation.volume 238 -
dc.contributor.alternativeName 어소은 -
dc.contributor.alternativeName 홍상희 -
dc.contributor.alternativeName 송영경 -
dc.contributor.alternativeName 심원준 -
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, v.238, pp.894 - 902 -
dc.identifier.doi 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.03.096 -
dc.identifier.scopusid 2-s2.0-85045015439 -
dc.identifier.wosid 000434754600095 -
dc.type.docType Article -
dc.description.journalClass 1 -
dc.subject.keywordPlus PLASTIC MARINE DEBRIS -
dc.subject.keywordPlus QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS -
dc.subject.keywordPlus SEA -
dc.subject.keywordPlus ACCUMULATION -
dc.subject.keywordPlus ESTUARY -
dc.subject.keywordPlus SIZE -
dc.subject.keywordPlus HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE -
dc.subject.keywordPlus IDENTIFICATION -
dc.subject.keywordPlus FRAGMENTATION -
dc.subject.keywordPlus INGESTION -
dc.subject.keywordAuthor Microplastics -
dc.subject.keywordAuthor Abundance -
dc.subject.keywordAuthor Distribution -
dc.subject.keywordAuthor Marine plastic debris -
dc.relation.journalWebOfScienceCategory Environmental Sciences -
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass scie -
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass scopus -
dc.relation.journalResearchArea Environmental Sciences & Ecology -
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