Research progress on microplastics pollution in polar oceans

• Published in: Polar Science Vol. 36; p. 100946
• Main Authors: Huang, Lu, Zhang, Shoufeng, Li, Lingyun, Zhang, Siyu, Wang, Juying, Liu, Xiaoxing, Zhang, Weiwei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2023; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Biological effects; Distribution characteristics; Microplastics; Polar oceans; Sources and sinks; Biological effects; Microplastics; Distribution characteristics; Sources and sinks; Polar oceans

Microplastics pollution in the oceans has become a new environmental threat in recent years. Microplastics have been found even in remote polar sea areas, including in water, sediment, sea ice, marine snow, and marine organisms in polar sea areas. Here, we reviewed 54 scientific studies on the distr...