FN Archimer Export Format
PT J
TI Chemical composition of microplastics floating on the surface of the Mediterranean Sea
BT 
AF Kedzierski, Mikaël
   Palazot, Maialen
   Soccalingame, Lata
   Falcou-Préfol, Mathilde
   Gorsky, Gabriel
   Galgani, Francois
   Bruzaud, Stéphane
   Pedrotti, Maria Luiza
AS 1:1;2:1;3:1;4:2;5:3,5;6:4;7:1;8:5;
FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC;7:;8:;
C1 Université Bretagne Sud, UMR CNRS 6027, IRDL, F-56100 Lorient, France
   University of Antwerp, Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research (SPHERE), 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
   Sorbonne Universités, UMR CNRS 7093, LOV, F-06230 Villefranche sur mer, France
   IFREMER, LER/PAC, F-20600 Bastia, France
   Research Federation for the study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022/Tara Oceans-GOSEE, Paris, France
C2 UBS, FRANCE
   UNIV ANTWERP, BELGIUM
   UNIV SORBONNE, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
   TARA OCEANS GOSEE, FRANCE
SI CORSE
SE PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC
IN WOS Ifremer UPR
   copubli-france
   copubli-europe
   copubli-univ-france
IF 5.8
TC 18
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00743/85509/90630.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Microplastics;Mediterranean Sea;FTIR;Chemical composition;Poly(ethylene)
AB The Mediterranean Sea is one of the most studied regions in the world in terms of microplastic (MP) contamination. However, only a few studies have analysed the chemical composition of MPs at the Mediterranean Sea surface. In this context, this study aims to describe the chemical composition as a function of particle size, mass and number concentrations of MPs collected in the surface waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The chemical composition showed a certain homogeneity at the Mediterranean Sea scale. The main polymers identified by Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) spectroscopy were poly(ethylene) (67.3 ± 2.4%), poly(propylene) (20.8 ± 2.1%) and poly(styrene) (3.0 ± 0.9%). Nevertheless, discrepancies, confirmed by the literature, were observed at a mesoscale level. Thus, in the North Tyrrhenian Sea, the proportion of poly(ethylene) was significantly lower than the average value of the Mediterranean Sea (57.9 ± 10.5%). Anthropic sources, rivers, or polymer ageing are assumed to be responsible for the variations observed. 
PY 2022
PD JAN
SO Marine Pollution Bulletin
SN 0025-326X
PU Elsevier BV
VL 174
UT 000740770100004
DI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113284
ID 85509
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