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DOI	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110665
	Neustonic microplastic pollution in the Persian Gulf
	Kor K.; Mehdinia A.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0025326X
卷号	150
英文摘要	Currently, microplastics are a major challenge threatening marine environment. Given little information on their prevalence in the Persian Gulf, the present study as the first comprehensive study was conducted to evaluate microplastics abundance in surface waters. Neustonic samples were collected from 15 stations along the Persian Gulf. Visually separated microplastics were categorized according to their size, shape, and color. ATR-FTIR method was used to identify the composition of polymers. Microplastics were found in all sampling stations and their density varied from 1.5 × 103 to 4.6 × 104 particle.km-2 with a mean density of 1.8 × 104 particle.km-2. Fibers were the most dominant shape of microplastics (44.1%). Approximately 76% of the analyzed microplastics were polyethylene and polypropylene and the predominant colors of the microplastics were white and blue. Results of the study confirmed prevalence of microplastics in the Persian Gulf, and findings suggested a pressing need to investigate their effects on marine life and human health. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Iran; Marine pollution; Neustonic microplastics; Persian gulf; Surface water; Suspended microplastic
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Marine pollution; Polypropylenes; River pollution; Surface waters; Human health; Iran; Marine environment; Marine life; Mean density; Microplastics; Persian Gulf; Sampling stations; Microplastic; adhesive agent; microplastic; plastic; polyethylene; polymer; polypropylene; polystyrene; resin; rubber; sea water; surface water; unclassified drug; plastic; marine pollution; neuston; plastic waste; polymer; sampling; suspended particulate matter; Article; chemical composition; color; controlled study; density; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; nonhuman; particle size; Persian Gulf; prevalence; sampling; water pollution; environmental monitoring; human; Indian Ocean; water pollutant; Arabian Sea; Indian Ocean; Iran; Persian Gulf; Environmental Monitoring; Humans; Indian Ocean; Microplastics; Plastics; Water Pollutants, Chemical
来源期刊	Marine Pollution Bulletin
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/149455
作者单位	Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science (INIOAS), Tehran, Iran
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Kor K.,Mehdinia A.. Neustonic microplastic pollution in the Persian Gulf[J],2020,150.
APA	Kor K.,&Mehdinia A..(2020).Neustonic microplastic pollution in the Persian Gulf.Marine Pollution Bulletin,150.
MLA	Kor K.,et al."Neustonic microplastic pollution in the Persian Gulf".Marine Pollution Bulletin 150(2020).