Microplastics in sea ice drifted to the Shiretoko Peninsula, the southern end of the Sea of Okhotsk

Abstract Sea ice is regarded as a temporal sink and carrier of microplastics (MPs). Nevertheless, knowledge and understanding of MPs in sea ice remain sparse. This study investigated the abundance, composition, size (> 30 μm), and shape of MPs in four sea-ice cores retrieved at the southern end o...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Ohno, Yoshinori Iizuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-78108-9
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