Large microplastic particles in sediments of tributaries of the River Thames, UK - Abundance, sources and methods for effective quantification

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• 作者：Alice A. Horton ; ^{alihort@ceh.ac.uk} ; Claus Svendsen ; Richard J. Williams ; David J. Spurgeon ; Elma Lahive
• 关键词：Microplastics ; Freshwater ; Sediment ; Sources ; Pollution ; Raman
• 刊名：Marine Pollution Bulletin
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：15 January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：114
• 期：1
• 页码：218-226
• 全文大小：848 K
• 卷排序：114

文摘

Microplastics found at four sites in the Thames River Basin, UK. Many fragments are derived from road marking paints - a previously undescribed source. Efficient methods developed for separating large microplastic particles from sediment. Inputs and behaviour of microplastics are varied and complex to predict.