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ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2024

Diving into the Depths: Uncovering Microplastics in Norwegian Coastal Sediment Cores.

Fangzhu Wu, Karin A F Zonneveld, Hendrik Wolschke, Robin von Elm, Sebastian Primpke, Gerard J M Versteegh, Gunnar Gerdts

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Fangzhu WuAlfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, Kurpromenade 201, 27498 Helgoland, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4123-647X
Karin A F ZonneveldMARUM - Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany.
Hendrik WolschkeEnvironmental Radiochemistry, Institute of Coastal Environmental Chemistry, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany.
Robin von ElmAlfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, Kurpromenade 201, 27498 Helgoland, Germany.
Sebastian PrimpkeAlfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, Kurpromenade 201, 27498 Helgoland, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7633-8524
Gerard J M VersteeghMARUM - Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany.
Gunnar GerdtsAlfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, Kurpromenade 201, 27498 Helgoland, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0872-3927

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Abstract

High concentrations of microplastics (MPs) have been documented in the deep-sea surface sediments of the Arctic Ocean. However, studies investigating their high-resolution vertical distribution in sediments from the European waters to the Arctic remain limited. This study examines MPs in five sediment cores from the Norwegian Coastal Current (NCC), encompassing the water-sediment interface and sediment layers up to 19 cm depth. Advanced analytical methods for MP identification down to 11 μm in size were combined with radiometric dating and lithology observations. MPs were present across all sediment cores, including layers predating the introduction of plastics, with concentrations exhibiting significant variation (54-12,491 MP kg

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datingmicroplasticsNorwegian Coastal Currentsediment corevertical profiles

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