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Protocol for Microplastics Sampling on the Sea Surface and Sample Analysis
Published on: December 16, 2016
北大西洋の亜熱帯の渦中にプラスチックが蓄積されている
Kara Lavender Law1, Skye Morét-Ferguson, Nikolai A Maximenko
1Sea Education Association, Post Office Box 6, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA. klavender@sea.edu
まとめ
プラスチックによる海洋汚染は,重大な環境問題です. この研究では,プラスチック生産が増加しているにもかかわらず,1986年から2008年にかけて北大西洋西部とカリブ海のプラスチック濃度が一貫していることが判明しました.
科学分野:
- マリン・バイオロジー マリン・バイオロジー
- 環境科学 環境科学
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
背景:
- プラスチックによる海洋汚染は,環境にとって重大な脅威となっている.
- オープンオーシャンにおけるプラスチック汚染に関する定量的なデータは依然として限られている.
研究 の 目的:
- 海洋表面のプラスチック含有量の時間系列を記述する.
- 1986年から2008年まで北大西洋西部とカリブ海におけるプラスチック濃度傾向を分析する.
主な方法:
- 採集した表面プランクトン網の引き揚げ物 (6136サンプル).
- 分析された浮遊可能なプラスチック片 (ミリメートルサイズ).
- 表面電流ダイナミクス (Ekmanダイナミクス) と相関するプラスチック濃度.
主要な成果:
- 牽引機の60%以上が浮遊可能なプラスチックゴミを含んでいた.
- 最も高いプラスチックの濃度は,亜熱帯の緯度で見つかりました.
- プラスチックの生産量と廃棄量の増加にもかかわらず,プラスチックの濃度は増加傾向を示さなかった.
結論:
- サブ熱帯の収束地帯は,表面プラスチック廃棄物の主要な蓄積地域である.
- 観測されたプラスチックの濃度は,研究期間中に北大西洋西部とカリブ海で安定したままでした.
- 持続的なプラスチック汚染の長期的な運命と影響を理解するために,さらなる研究が必要です.
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