大气中的微纤维沉积在红海东部海岸上
Anastasiia Martynova1, Luca Genchi2, Sergey P Laptenok2
1Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia; KAUST Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia; KAUST Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia.
The Science of the total environment
|October 20, 2023
概括
在东红海地区分析了空气中的微纤维 (MFs). 塑料MF占MF总量的10%,其中聚占主导地位,并且估计了沉积率.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 大气科学 大气科学
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
背景情况:
- 大气运输是微塑料分散的关键途径.
- 纤维微塑料 (MFs) 很常见,但经常被误认,可能会高估塑料MFs.
- 在微塑料研究中,自然MF的报道不足,环境风险不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 调查空气中MFs的丰度,聚合物组成和沉积率.
- 评估红海东部空中MF的来源和运输情况.
- 在大气样本中区分塑料和天然的MF.
主要方法:
- 在沿海住宅区收集和分析空中MF.
- 使用分析技术测量纤维长度和识别聚合物.
- HYSPLIT反向轨迹分析,以确定空气质的来源和运输路径.
主要成果:
- 空中MF的长度从183微米到11,877微米不等.
- 塑料MF占识别的MF的10%,聚为主要的聚合物 (81.25%).
- 估计大气中微纤维沉积的平均值为70MFs m−2 d−1,其中包括8个塑料MFs m−2 d−1.
结论:
- 空中MF存在于东红海地区,其中很大一部分是塑料.
- 当地和区域空气质量有助于MF的沉积,突出显示大气运输机制.
- 需要进一步的研究,以了解自然和塑料空气中MFs所带来的环境风险.
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