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: Received: 1 December 2023 / Approved: 4 December 2023 / Online: 4 December 2023 (11:33:55 CET)
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Golubeva, E.; Gradova, M. Transport and Accumulation of Microplastics Released from Siberian Rivers to the Arctic Ocean. Preprints2023, 2023120177. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0177.v1
Golubeva, E.; Gradova, M. Transport and Accumulation of Microplastics Released from Siberian Rivers to the Arctic Ocean. Preprints 2023, 2023120177. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0177.v1
Golubeva, E.; Gradova, M. Transport and Accumulation of Microplastics Released from Siberian Rivers to the Arctic Ocean. Preprints2023, 2023120177. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0177.v1
APA Style
Golubeva, E., & Gradova, M. (2023). Transport and Accumulation of Microplastics Released from Siberian Rivers to the Arctic Ocean. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0177.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Golubeva, E. and Marina Gradova. 2023 "Transport and Accumulation of Microplastics Released from Siberian Rivers to the Arctic Ocean" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0177.v1
Abstract
Plastic pollution of the ocean is currently one of the most serious environmental threat. Analysis of observations in the Arctic ocean shows that microplastic particles have been found in Arctic snow cover, sea ice, water and sediments. Possible pathways and deposition locations of microplastics in the Arctic Ocean can be assessed based on 3D numerical modeling of thermohaline structure and water circulation, sea ice conditions and drift. The problem is that in addition to transport by currents, a number of other processes affect the state of microplastics. These include mechanical fragmentation, freezing into sea ice and release back into the water, biofouling, adsorption of contaminants and other factors. In this study, based on scenario calculations for a 5-year period, we analyzed the possible spread of microplastics brought by Siberian rivers to the Kara Sea shelf. The Lagrangian particle model used daily 3D numerical simulation data to simulate microplastic transport by ocean currents and by sea ice drift. The results of a series of scenario calculations show how the distribution of particles and their subsequent deposition depend on their type (density), size, processes of freezing into the ice and biofouling.
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