在日本大阪湾的海面微层中发现人为微粒
Mi Zhou1, Hirofumi Yanai1, Chee Kong Yap1,2
1Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University, Fukaeminami-machi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658-0022, Japan.
Journal of xenobiotics
|November 21, 2023
概括
大阪湾的微塑料污染很高,特别是在海面. 来自海洋涂料的聚甲基甲酸是主要的污染物,特别是在较小的颗粒大小中.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 海洋污染 海洋污染
- 聚合物科学 聚合物科学
背景情况:
- 微塑料 (MP) 在海洋环境中越来越令人担忧.
- 研究海洋表面微层 (S-SML) 和散水中的MP对于了解污染水平至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估日本大阪湾的国会议员的污染水平.
- 确定S-SML和散装水中的MPs的数量,分布和组成.
- 确定议员的主要来源和类型.
主要方法:
- 在各个地点从大阪湾 (2021-2023) 收集的海水样本.
- MPs被过成尺寸范围 (10-53,53-125,125-500,>500微米) 和消化.
- 用显微镜评估丰富度;使用福里埃变换红外光谱法 (FTIR) 识别的聚合物类型.
主要成果:
- 平均MP丰度:S-SML中的903±921个物品/千克,而散装水中的55.9±40.4个物品/千克.
- 在船舶航行路线上发现的MP度最高.
- 最小的MP (10-53微米) 占81.2% (S-SML) 和62.2% (散装水).
- 聚甲基甲酸 (PMMA) 是占主导地位的MP类型 (95.1%在S-SML中,45.6%在散装水中),特别是在最小尺寸分数中.
结论:
- 大阪湾表现出显著的微塑料污染,特别是在海面微层.
- 海洋涂料,特别是防涂料颗粒 (APP),可能是PMMA的主要来源.
- 来自船舶的微塑料污染需要集中注意力和缓解策略.
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