Occurrence and backtracking of #microplastic mass loads including tire wear particles in northern Atlantic #air

Few studies report the occurrence of microplastics (MP), including tire wear particles (TWP) in the marine #atmosphere, and little data is available regarding their size or sources. Here we present active air sampling devices (low- and high-volume samplers) for the evaluation of composition and MP mass loads in the marine #atmosphere. Air was sampled during a research cruise along the Norwegian coast up to Bear Island. Samples were analyzed with pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, generating a mass-based data set for MP in the marine atmosphere. Here we show the ubiquity of MP, even in remote Arctic areas with concentrations up to 37.5 ng m−3. Cluster of #polyethylene terephthalate (max. 1.5 ng m−3) were universally present. TWP (max. 35 ng m−3) and cluster of #polystyrene, #polypropylene, and #polyurethane (max. 1.1 ng m−3) were also detected. Atmospheric transport and dispersion models, suggested the introduction of MP into the marine atmosphere equally from sea- and land-based emissions, transforming the ocean from a #sink into a #source for MP.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-39340-5#Abs1

RT @ECOS_Standard: Believe it or not, #FastFashion leads the #microplastic pollution trend!

After #WorldEnvironmentDay, we support our colleagues from @surfridereurope & their exhibition on microplastic pollution at @europarl_en.

How to #BeatPlasticPollution?
https://ecostandard.org/publications/ecos-factsheet-microplastic-pollution-the-new-runway-trend-for-season-2023-2050/ https://t.co/xvAqaO7ae1

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/spietikainen/status/1666337383829127173

RT @ECOS_Standard: Believe it or not, #FastFashion leads the #microplastic pollution trend!

After #WorldEnvironmentDay, we support our colleagues from @surfridereurope & their exhibition on microplastic pollution at @europarl_en.

How to #BeatPlasticPollution?
https://ecostandard.org/publications/ecos-factsheet-microplastic-pollution-the-new-runway-trend-for-season-2023-2050/ https://t.co/xvAqaO7ae1

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/msaraswati/status/1666129050723659794

RT @GaelleHaut: Happening next Tuesday in Brussels
#microplastic pollution of #OurOCean #oceanweek
You can't miss it!

Join us 💦👇 https://t.co/SbGnOrdMQM

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jordisolef/status/1664906993008627713

I wish we could export the Twitter follows directly to Mastodon! I am desperate to find all of the #Microplastic peeps! (please send me your mastodon 🐘 handles!) 🙏🙏

Did you know the #BlackSea is fed by many European and Asian rivers 🌊? This has led the sea to accumulate #microplastic.

Researchers explore strategies to lower this pollution 📉, to help create a #ZeroPollution future for the Black Sea.

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https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/modelling-microplastic-free-black-sea-strategies-lower-waste-feeder-rivers-2022-11-16_en

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/SfEP/status/1593619432374427648

RT @SfEP: Microplastic in our #oceans 🌊 usually comes from littering, drainage systems and mismanaged disposal.

But one study found a prominent source of #microplastic in the #NorthSea stemmed from antifouling coatings on ships. ⛴

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https://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/565na2-1307_en-ships_shed_plastics_into_the_north_sea_via_their_coatings.pdf

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_ENV/status/1552642857508474881

Microplastic in our #oceans 🌊 usually comes from littering, drainage systems and mismanaged disposal.

But one study found a prominent source of #microplastic in the #NorthSea stemmed from antifouling coatings on ships. ⛴

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https://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/565na2-1307_en-ships_shed_plastics_into_the_north_sea_via_their_coatings.pdf

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/SfEP/status/1552575946150010880

RT @SfEP: Microplastic in our #oceans 🌊 usually comes from littering, drainage systems and mismanaged disposal.

But one study found a prominent source of #microplastic in the #NorthSea stemmed from antifouling coatings on ships. ⛴

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https://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/565na2-1307_en-ships_shed_plastics_into_the_north_sea_via_their_coatings.pdf

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_MARE/status/1552590887263297537