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Technol., 2014, 48 (16), pp 9014?9021 DOI: 10.1021\/es501757s Abstract Determining the exact abundance of microplastics on the sea surface can be susceptible to the sampling method used. The sea surface microlayer (SML) can accumulate light plastic particles, but this has not yet been sampled. The abundance of microplastics in the SML was evaluated off the southern coast of Korea. The SML sampling method was then compared to bulk surface water filtering, a hand net (50 ?m mesh), and a Manta trawl net (330 ?m mesh). The mean abundances were in the order of SML water &gt; hand net &gt; bulk water &gt; Manta trawl net. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) identified that alkyds and poly(acrylate\/styrene) accounted for 81 and 11%, respectively, of the total polymer content of the SML samples. These polymers originated from paints and the fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) matrix used on ships. Synthetic polymers from ship coatings should be considered to be a source of microplastics. Selecting a suitable sampling method is crucial for evaluating microplastic pollution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1021\/es501757s Young Kyoung Song, Sang Hee Hong, Mi Jang, Jung-Hoon Kang, Oh Youn Kwon, Gi Myung Han, and Won Joon Shim Large Accumulation of Micro-sized Synthetic Polymer Particles in the Sea Surface Microlayer Environ. Sci. Technol., 2014, 48 (16), pp 9014?9021 DOI: 10.1021\/es501757s Abstract Determining the exact abundance of microplastics on the sea surface can be susceptible to the sampling method used. The sea surface microlayer (SML) can accumulate light plastic particles, but this has not yet been sampled. The abundance of microplastics in the SML was evaluated off the southern coast of Korea. 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