Microplastics contaminate the deepest part of the world's ocean
Du, M.1; Li, J.1; Guo, Z.1; Bai, S.1; Chen, M.1,2; Chen, S.1; Dasgupta, S.1; Xu, H.1; Ta, K.1; Peng, X.1
刊名GEOCHEMICAL PERSPECTIVES LETTERS
2018
卷号9期号:1页码:1-5
ISSN号2410-339X
DOI10.7185/geochemlet.1829
英文摘要

Millions of metric tons of plastics are produced annually and transported from land to the oceans. Finding the fate of the plastic debris will help define the impacts of plastic pollution in the ocean. Here, we report the abundances of microplastic in the deepest part of the world's ocean. We found that microplastic abundances in hadal bottom waters range from 2.06 to 13.51 pieces per litre, several times higher than those in open ocean subsurface water. Moreover, microplastic abundances in hadal sediments of the Mariana Trench vary from 200 to 2200 pieces per litre, distinctly higher than those in most deep sea sediments. These results suggest that manmade plastics have contaminated the most remote and deepest places on the planet. The hadal zone is likely one of the largest sinks for microplastic debris on Earth, with unknown but potentially damaging impacts on this fragile ecosystem.

资助项目Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[XDB06020000] ; National Key Research and Development plan of China[2016YFC0304900] ; National Key Basic Research Program of China[2015CB755905]
WOS关键词Marine-environment ; Organic Pollutants ; Challenger Deep ; Mariana Trench ; Plastic Debris ; Sediments ; Pollution ; Sea ; North ; Water
WOS研究方向Geochemistry & Geophysics
语种英语
出版者EUROPEAN ASSOC GEOCHEMISTRY
WOS记录号WOS:000451412500001
资助机构Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; National Key Research and Development plan of China ; National Key Basic Research Program of China
内容类型期刊论文
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源URL[http://ir.idsse.ac.cn/handle/183446/6396]  
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深海科学研究部_深海地质与地球化学研究室
深海科学研究部_深海生物学研究室_海洋病毒与分子生物学研究组
通讯作者Peng, X.
作者单位1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Deep Sea Sci & Engn, Deep Sea Sci Div, Sanya 572000, Hainan, Peoples R China
2.Zhejiang Univ, Ocean Coll, Inst Marine Geol & Resources, Zhoushan 316021, Peoples R China
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Du, M.,Li, J.,Guo, Z.,et al. Microplastics contaminate the deepest part of the world's ocean[J]. GEOCHEMICAL PERSPECTIVES LETTERS,2018,9(1):1-5.
APA Du, M..,Li, J..,Guo, Z..,Bai, S..,Chen, M..,...&Peng, X..(2018).Microplastics contaminate the deepest part of the world's ocean.GEOCHEMICAL PERSPECTIVES LETTERS,9(1),1-5.
MLA Du, M.,et al."Microplastics contaminate the deepest part of the world's ocean".GEOCHEMICAL PERSPECTIVES LETTERS 9.1(2018):1-5.
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