NDLI: Marine neustonic microplastics around the southeastern coast of Korea.

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Author	Kang, Jung-Hoon Kwon, Oh Youn Lee, Kyun-Woo Song, Young Kyoung Shim, Won Joon
Spatial Coverage	Republic of Korea
Description	Author Affiliation: Kang JH ( South Sea Research Institute, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST), Geoje 656-834, Republic of Korea); Kwon OY ( South Sea Research Institute, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST), Geoje 656-834, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: koy00@kiost.ac.); Lee KW ( Pacific Ocean Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST), Ansan 426-744, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: kyunu@kiost.ac.); Song YK ( Oil and POPs Research Group, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST), Geoje 656-834, Republic of Korea); Shim WJ ( Oil and POPs Research Group, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST), Geoje 656-834, Republic of Korea)
Abstract	We investigated floating debris around the mouth of the Nakdong River in the Southeastern Sea of Korea using a Manta trawl (330-µm mesh) and hand-net (50 µm) before (May) and after (July) the rainy season in 2012. Microplastic (<2 mm) was present at all of the stations, whereas Styrofoam (2-5 mm) peaked only at a few stations far from the Nakdong River mouth in July. The dominant types were fibers (polyester), hard plastic (polyethylene), paint particles (alkyd), and Styrofoam (expanded polystyrene). The average abundances of fibers and hard plastic (<2 mm) in the trawl were significantly higher in July than in May (p<0.005, p<0.05, respectively), while two orders of magnitude more microplastics (<2 mm) were collected with the hand-net than with the trawl. Fibers and hard plastic by trawl were significantly compared temporally, and the hand-net proved the missed microplastics (50-330 µm) when trawl used.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	0025326X
Issue Number	1-2
Volume Number	96
e-ISSN	18793363
Journal	Marine Pollution Bulletin
Language	English
Publisher	Elsevier
Publisher Date	2015-07-15
Publisher Place	Great Britain (UK)
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Discipline Biology Environmental Monitoring Plastics Analysis Waste Products Water Pollutants Republic Of Korea Rivers Seasons Statistics & Numerical Data Journal Article Research Support, Non-u.s. Gov't
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Pollution Aquatic Science Oceanography

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