Settling and Along-Isopycnal Subduction of Small Microplastics Into Subsurface Layers of the Western North Pacific Ocean.

Mao Kuroda, Atsuhiko Isobe, Keiichi Uchida, Ryuichi Hagita, Satoru Hamada

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Mao KurodaResearch Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-koen, Kasuga 816-8580, Japan.

Atsuhiko IsobeResearch Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-koen, Kasuga 816-8580, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9063-9275

Keiichi UchidaTokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.

Ryuichi HagitaTokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.

Satoru HamadaTokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.

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Abstract

The vertical distribution of small microplastics (SMPs; 10-300 μm in size) and its relation to water masses were investigated through seawater sampling and hydrographic surveys from the sea surface to 1000 m in the North Pacific Ocean. The average ± standard deviation of SMP concentrations in 12 layers at four stations was 6910 ± 2620 particles m

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MicroplasticsWater Pollutants, ChemicalEnvironmental MonitoringPacific OceanSeawaterMicroplasticsWater Pollutants, Chemicalisopycnal transportsmall microplasticssubductionsubsurface layer

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PMID40964928

DOI10.1021/acs.est.5c08983

PMCPMC12490013

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