Microplastic Contamination of Sediment and Water Column in the Seine River Estuary

  • Soline Alligant
  • , Johnny Gasperi
  • , Aline Gangnery
  • , Frank Maheux
  • , Benjamin Simon
  • , Marie Pierre Halm-Lemille
  • , Maria El Rakwe
  • , Catherine Dreanno
  • , Jérôme Cachot
  • , Bruno Tassin

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Abstract

Nowadays, microplastic (MPs) pollution is well documented in marine ecosystems since the first publication alarming about marine plastic pollution in 1972 [1]. Similarly, continental contamination is more and more investigated. More recently, interest for estuarine systems is growing. Estuaries are considered as a suspected predominant pathway for microplastic pollution from continent to oceans. The specific conditions of estuaries, like salinity gradient, tides and hydrodynamics, could affect the repartition, settling and transfer of microplastics to marine systems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSpringer Water
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages4-9
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2020
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameSpringer Water
ISSN (Print)2364-6934
ISSN (Electronic)2364-8198

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