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DOI	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111776
	Citizen science reveals microplastic hotspots within tidal estuaries and the remote Scilly Islands; United Kingdom
	Nel H.A.; Sambrook Smith G.H.; Harmer R.; Sykes R.; Schneidewind U.; Lynch I.; Krause S.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0025326X
卷号	161
英文摘要	The identification of microplastic hotspots is vital to our long-term understanding of their environmental fate and distribution. Although case studies have increased globally, sampling campaigns are often restricted geographically, with poor spatial resolution. Here, we use citizen science to increase our geographical reach, which improved our understanding of microplastic distribution in estuarine and beach sediment along the south-west coast of England. Hotspots (>700 particles per kg dry sediment) were identified on the Scilly Islands and in close proximity to major metropolitan hubs (i.e. Falmouth and Plymouth). Particles extracted from the Scilly Island sites were composed of polyethylene and polypropylene. With low population density on the Isle of Scilly, hotspots may suggest that microplastics originate from distant sources, while Falmouth and Plymouth, on mainland UK, are locally supplied. This information supports the design of future campaigns and targeted mitigation strategies in areas of highest concentrations. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Accumulation zone; English Channel; Intertidal; Island beaches; Nile red
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Binary alloys; Polypropylenes; Population statistics; Potassium alloys; Uranium alloys; Beach sediments; Citizen science; Environmental fate; Information support; Mitigation strategy; Population densities; Sampling campaigns; Spatial resolution; Microplastic; coastal sediment; concentration (composition); environmental fate; estuary; intertidal environment; plastic waste; pollutant transport; population density; England; Isles of Scilly; United Kingdom
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/148411
作者单位	School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom; Cefas, Centre for Environment, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Science, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0HT, United Kingdom; AMELIE ROSE, c/o The Harbourmaster, Bucklers Hard Yacht Harbour, Beaulieu, Hampshire, SO42 7XB, United Kingdom; LEHNA-Laboratoire d'ecologie des hydrosystemes naturels et anthropises, University of Lyon, France
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Nel H.A.,Sambrook Smith G.H.,Harmer R.,et al. Citizen science reveals microplastic hotspots within tidal estuaries and the remote Scilly Islands; United Kingdom[J],2020,161.
APA	Nel H.A..,Sambrook Smith G.H..,Harmer R..,Sykes R..,Schneidewind U..,...&Krause S..(2020).Citizen science reveals microplastic hotspots within tidal estuaries and the remote Scilly Islands; United Kingdom.Marine Pollution Bulletin,161.
MLA	Nel H.A.,et al."Citizen science reveals microplastic hotspots within tidal estuaries and the remote Scilly Islands; United Kingdom".Marine Pollution Bulletin 161(2020).