{"id":30770,"date":"2014-12-30T00:01:10","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T22:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/2014\/12\/30\/microplastic-pollution-in-the-northeast-atlantic-ocean-validated-and-opportunistic-sampling\/"},"modified":"2014-12-30T00:01:10","modified_gmt":"2014-12-29T22:01:10","slug":"microplastic-pollution-in-the-northeast-atlantic-ocean-validated-and-opportunistic-sampling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/en\/atlantic-en\/2014\/microplastic-pollution-in-the-northeast-atlantic-ocean-validated-and-opportunistic-sampling\/","title":{"rendered":"Microplastic pollution in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean: Validated and opportunistic sampling"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre>Amy L. Lusher, Ann Burke, Ian O?Connor, Rick Officer, Microplastic\npollution in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean: Validated and opportunistic\nsampling, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 88, Issues 1?2, 15 November\n2014, Pages 325-333, ISSN 0025-326X,\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.marpolbul.2014.08.023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.marpolbul.2014.08.023<\/a>.\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0025326X14005530\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0025326X14005530<\/a>)\nAbstract: Levels of marine debris, including microplastics, are largely\nun-documented in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. Broad scale monitoring\nefforts are required to understand the distribution, abundance and\necological implications of microplastic pollution. A method of\ncontinuous sampling was developed to be conducted in conjunction with a\nwide range of vessel operations to maximise vessel time. Transects\ncovering a total of 12,700 km were sampled through continuous monitoring\nof open ocean sub-surface water resulting in 470 samples. Items\nclassified as potential plastics were identified in 94% of samples. A\ntotal of 2315 particles were identified, 89% were less than 5 mm in\nlength classifying them as microplastics. Average plastic abundance in\nthe Northeast Atlantic was calculated as 2.46 particles m?3. This is the\nfirst report to demonstrate the ubiquitous nature of microplastic\npollution in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and to present a potential\nmethod for standardised monitoring of microplastic pollution.\nKeywords: Plastic; Fibres; Sub-surface; Neuston; Continuous monitoring<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amy L. Lusher, Ann Burke, Ian O?Connor, Rick Officer, Microplastic pollution in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean: Validated and opportunistic sampling, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 88, Issues 1?2, 15 November 2014, Pages 325-333, ISSN 0025-326X, http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.marpolbul.2014.08.023. (http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0025326X14005530) Abstract: Levels of marine debris, including microplastics, are largely un-documented in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. Broad scale monitoring efforts are required to understand the distribution, abundance and ecological implications of microplastic pollution. A method of continuous sampling was developed to be conducted in conjunction with a wide range of vessel operations to maximise vessel time. Transects covering a total of 12,700 km were sampled through continuous monitoring of open ocean sub-surface water resulting in 470 samples. Items classified as potential plastics were identified in 94% of samples. A total of 2315 particles were identified, 89% were less than 5 mm in length classifying them as microplastics. Average plastic abundance in the Northeast Atlantic was calculated as 2.46 particles m?3. This is the first report to demonstrate the ubiquitous nature of microplastic pollution in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and to present a potential method for standardised monitoring of microplastic pollution. Keywords: Plastic; Fibres; Sub-surface; Neuston; Continuous monitoring<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3504,3415,3423],"tags":[1309,1445],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Microplastic pollution in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean: Validated and opportunistic sampling - One Earth - One Ocean e. 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(http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0025326X14005530) Abstract: Levels of marine debris, including microplastics, are largely un-documented in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. Broad scale monitoring efforts are required to understand the distribution, abundance and ecological implications of microplastic pollution. A method of continuous sampling was developed to be conducted in conjunction with a wide range of vessel operations to maximise vessel time. Transects covering a total of 12,700 km were sampled through continuous monitoring of open ocean sub-surface water resulting in 470 samples. Items classified as potential plastics were identified in 94% of samples. A total of 2315 particles were identified, 89% were less than 5 mm in length classifying them as microplastics. Average plastic abundance in the Northeast Atlantic was calculated as 2.46 particles m?3. 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