揭示隐藏的环境风险:在珊瑚礁沉积物中,分为两个步骤的连续提取移动和不移动 (矿物结合) 的微塑料

Noralyn G Dimaongon1, Kent Naiah D Araña1, Chiu-Wen Chen1

  • 1Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City, 81157, Taiwan; Center for the Study of Sediments, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, 81157, Taiwan; Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, 81157, Taiwan.

Environmental research
|September 15, 2025
PubMed
概括

这项研究表明,不运动的微塑料 (IMPs) 是珊瑚礁沉积物中一个显著的,低估的风险,可能长期存在. 移动微塑料 (MMP) 比IMP更多样化,但不那么稳定.

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