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Microplastics on sandy beaches of the southern Baltic Sea

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dc.abstract.enMicroplastic occurrence and composition were investigated along the Polish coast (southern Baltic Sea) on 12 beaches differing in terms of intensity of their touristic exploitation, urbanisation and sediment characteristics. Their mean concentrations varied between 76 and 295 items per kg dry sediment. Fibres and plastic fragments were the dominant microplastic types. Overall, no relationship was found between their concentrations and sediment characteristics. Fine sediments were not identified as microplastic pollution traps. The highest microplastic concentrations were recorded at some urban beaches indicating that population density and the level of coastal infrastructure development are important factors affecting microplastic pollution level on beaches. On the other hand, microplastic concentrations in national parks did not differ substantially from the other beaches. Our results suggest that sediment accumulation processes may exceed microplastic accumulation, and overcome the effect of tourism and/or urbanisation, highlighting the role of the beach hydrodynamic status in structuring beach microplastic pollution.
dc.affiliationUniwersytet Warszawski
dc.contributor.authorUrban-Malinga, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorZalewski, Mariusz
dc.contributor.authorWodzinowski, Tycjan
dc.contributor.authorDąbrowska, Agnieszka
dc.contributor.authorMalinga, Maja
dc.contributor.authorPałys, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorJakubowska, Aneta
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-25T11:29:05Z
dc.date.available2024-01-25T11:29:05Z
dc.date.copyright2020-04-27
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.accesstimeBEFORE_PUBLICATION
dc.description.financePublikacja bezkosztowa
dc.description.versionFINAL_PUBLISHED
dc.description.volume155
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/J.MARPOLBUL.2020.111170
dc.identifier.issn0025-326X
dc.identifier.urihttps://repozytorium.uw.edu.pl//handle/item/112431
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X20302885?via%3Dihub
dc.languageeng
dc.pbn.affiliationchemical sciences
dc.relation.ispartofMarine Pollution Bulletin
dc.relation.pages111170
dc.rightsCC-BY
dc.sciencecloudnosend
dc.subject.enKeywords:
dc.subject.enMicroplastics
dc.subject.enMarine litter
dc.subject.enSandy beach
dc.subject.enNon-tidal beach
dc.subject.enBaltic Sea
dc.titleMicroplastics on sandy beaches of the southern Baltic Sea
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication