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| Microplastics in the western Pacific and South China Sea: Spatial variations reveal the impact of Kuroshio intrusion* | |
| Liu, Mengyang1,2,3; Ding, Yongcheng4; Huang, Peng3,5; Zheng, Haowen3; Wang, Weimin3; Ke, Hongwei3; Chen, Fajin5; Liu, Lihua1,6; Cai, Minggang1,2,3,4 | |
| 2021-11-01 | |
| Source Publication | ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
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| ISSN | 0269-7491 |
| Volume | 288Pages:9 |
| Corresponding Author | Cai, Minggang(mgcai@xmu.edu.cn) |
| Abstract | Surface currents play an essential role in the worldwide distribution of microplastics in the coastal seas and open oceans. As a branch of the western boundary currents (WBCs), Kuroshio changes seawater properties and pollutant levels of the South China Sea (SCS) during its intrusion process. To study the impact of Kuroshio intrusion on microplastics, we conducted field observations on surface water from the western Pacific (WP) and SCS. Microplastic abundances in the surface water of WP (0.02-0.10 particles m-3) were generally lower than those in the SCS (0.05-0.26 particles m-3). Fragments and granules dominated their apparent characteristics, and showed spatial classifications in different areas. The abundance of fragment, granule and foam showed a similar unimodal trend, as they peaked when the Kuroshio fraction was 0.1, implying the effect of Kuroshio intrusion was a combination of the dilution and biogeochemical influence. The polymer types of microplastics, dominated by polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polyester (PES), polymethacrylate (PMA) and phenoxy resin (PR), showed complicated compositions in the northern SCS, and Kuroshio intrusion was not the dominant influencing factor. Further study is needed to discover the comprehensive effect of Kuroshio intrusion on the fate of microplastics and is expected for the whole WBC system. |
| Keyword | Microplastics Kuroshio intrusion Oceanic transport South China Sea Western Pacific |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117745 |
| WOS Keyword | SURFACE WATERS ; PLASTIC DEBRIS ; MARINE ; LITTER ; DEGRADATION ; POLLUTION ; CURRENTS ; OCEAN ; SIZE |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Language | 英语 |
| Funding Project | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)[41776088] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)[U2005207] ; Natural Science Key Foundation of Fujian Province, China[2020J01412103] ; Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province, China[2019Y4010] ; Senior User Project of R/V KEXUE[KEXUE2017G09] |
| WOS Research Area | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| Funding Organization | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) ; Natural Science Key Foundation of Fujian Province, China ; Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province, China ; Senior User Project of R/V KEXUE |
| WOS Subject | Environmental Sciences |
| WOS ID | WOS:000696794600007 |
| Publisher | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
| Citation statistics | |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.giec.ac.cn/handle/344007/33909 |
| Collection | 中国科学院广州能源研究所 |
| Corresponding Author | Cai, Minggang |
| Affiliation | 1.Xiamen Univ, State Key Lab Marine Environm Sci, Xiamen 361102, Peoples R China 2.Xiamen Univ, Fujian Prov Key Lab Coastal Ecol & Environm Studi, Xiamen 361102, Peoples R China 3.Xiamen Univ, Coll Ocean & Earth Sci, Xiamen 361102, Peoples R China 4.Xiamen Univ, Coastal & Ocean Management Inst, Xiamen 361102, Peoples R China 5.Guangdong Ocean Univ, Coll Ocean & Meteorol, Zhanjiang 524088, Peoples R China 6.Chinese Acad Sci, Guangzhou Inst Energy Convers, CAS Key Lab Gas Hydrate, Guangzhou 510640, Peoples R China |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Liu, Mengyang,Ding, Yongcheng,Huang, Peng,et al. Microplastics in the western Pacific and South China Sea: Spatial variations reveal the impact of Kuroshio intrusion*[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION,2021,288:9. |
| APA | Liu, Mengyang.,Ding, Yongcheng.,Huang, Peng.,Zheng, Haowen.,Wang, Weimin.,...&Cai, Minggang.(2021).Microplastics in the western Pacific and South China Sea: Spatial variations reveal the impact of Kuroshio intrusion*.ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION,288,9. |
| MLA | Liu, Mengyang,et al."Microplastics in the western Pacific and South China Sea: Spatial variations reveal the impact of Kuroshio intrusion*".ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION 288(2021):9. |
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