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DOI	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111166
	Microplastic pollution in the littoral sediments of the northern part of the Oman Sea
	Kor K.; Ghazilou A.; Ershadifar H.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0025326X
卷号	155
英文摘要	Microplastics (MPs) have been increasingly detected as environmental pollutants in the marine systems. Currently, there is no information about the microplastic pollution in the littoral sediments of the northern Oman Sea, and this problem was addressed in the present study for the first time. Sediment samples were collected at eight sampling stations. MPs were extracted by the flotation method and then, counted and categorized according to their shape, size, and color. Composition of the MPs was determined by ATR–FTIR spectroscopy. MPs were observed in all the stations and their abundance ranged from 138.3 ± 4.5 to 930.3 ± 49.1 particles·kg−1. The major polymer constituent was Polyethylene, followed by Polypropylene, and Nylon. Fibers and fragments were dominant shapes of the MPs. Our results confirmed the prevalence of the MPs as anthropogenic pollutants in the area and highlighted the importance of management actions and education on environmental protection for reduction of the marine debris. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Iran; Marine pollution; Microplastics; Oman Sea; Sediment
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Flotation; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Marine pollution; Microplastic; Polypropylenes; Sediments; Anthropogenic pollutants; Environmental pollutants; Flotation method; FTIR spectroscopy; Marine systems; Microplastics; Sampling stations; Sediment samples; Marine education; hydrogen peroxide; microplastic; nylon; polyethylene; polypropylene; plastic; anthropogenic source; coastal sediment; environmental protection; littoral environment; plastic waste; pollution control; sediment pollution; Article; Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; biodiversity; concentration (parameter); controlled study; environmental protection; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; genetic variability; Gulf of Oman; littoral sediment; particle size; prevalence; room temperature; sediment; environmental monitoring; Oman; sediment; water pollutant; Arabian Sea; Gulf of Oman; Indian Ocean; Environmental Monitoring; Geologic Sediments; Microplastics; Oman; 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/149002
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.,Ghazilou A.,Ershadifar H.. Microplastic pollution in the littoral sediments of the northern part of the Oman Sea[J],2020,155.
APA	Kor K.,Ghazilou A.,&Ershadifar H..(2020).Microplastic pollution in the littoral sediments of the northern part of the Oman Sea.Marine Pollution Bulletin,155.
MLA	Kor K.,et al."Microplastic pollution in the littoral sediments of the northern part of the Oman Sea".Marine Pollution Bulletin 155(2020).