Incidence and identification of microfibers in ocean waters in Admiralty Bay, Antarctica

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 292 - 298
• Main Authors: Absher, Theresinha Monteiro, Ferreira, Silvio Luiz, Kern, Yargos, Ferreira, Augusto Luiz, Christo, Susete Wambier, Ando, Rômulo Augusto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.01.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abundance; Animals; Antarctic region; Antarctic Regions; Antarctica; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Bays - chemistry; Biodiversity; Biodiversity loss; Brazil; color; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Environmental science; Fibers; Food Chain; Food chains; human health; Humans; Incidence; Microfibers; Microplastics; oceans; Plankton; Plastics - analysis; Polyamide resins; Polyamides; Polyethylene; polyethylene glycol; Polyethylene terephthalate; polyethylene terephthalates; Polymers; Polyurethane resins; polyurethanes; Raman spectroscopy; Research Article; Scanning electron microscopy; Seawater - chemistry; summer; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Water Pollution Control; Zooplankton; Antarctic Regions; Brazil; Antarctica; Antarctic region; Synthetic fibers; Antarctic environment; Raman microscopy; Microplastic; Marine debris; King George Island

Antarctic pristine environment is threatened by the presence of microplastics that occur in a variety of shapes and sizes, from fibers to irregular fragments. The aim of this study is to assess the abundance, distribution, and the characterization of the microfibers in zooplankton samples found in o...