西沙海域甘泉岛和全富岛海滩上的塑料垃圾与微塑料分布特征

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Plastic pollution is ubiquitous on beaches throughout the world, which has become a threat to marine environment. However, plastic pollution in remote arears has been rarely reported. This study investigates the pollution and distribution of plastic waste on Ganquan Island and Quanfu Island in the Xisha Sea. Results show that plastic debris and microplastics were widespread over these island beaches, although these islands are far from the lands and direct impacts of human activities. The average abundance and weight of plastic debris were (85.07±70.48) item∙m^-2and (40.23±78.15) g∙m^-2, respectively, whereas the average abundance of microplastics was (1774.75±1534.37) item∙m^-2or (100.82±87.18) item∙kg^-1. The abundance of plastic debris or microplastics was not statistically different between Ganquan Island and Quanfu Island, but plastic debris and microplastics along the inner atoll were more than those around the outer atoll of the islands. There was a significant linear correlation in the abundances of microplastics and plastic debris. Infrared spectroscopy analysis shows that the main polymer components including polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, etc., especially polystyrene foam that had a higher number in the samples. Plastic debris and microplastics in the uninhabited islands of Xisha might have been transported from other areas, and their spatial distributions around the islands had been affected by multiple forces, such as ocean currents, hydrodynamic condition and plastic fragments.

Key words: microplastic, plastic debris, island, pollution, distribution

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P762.9

FANG Zhou, TAN Fei, YANG Hongqiang, XU Huilong, XU Xiangrong, LI Hengxiang. Distribution characteristics of plastic debris and microplastics on the beaches of Ganquan Island and Quanfu Island in Xisha Sea[J].Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2021, 40(5): 123-133.

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调查区域	滤膜孔径/μm	微塑料丰度	微塑料主要成分	微塑料主要形状	参考文献
中国香港沿岸	315	5595个∙m^-2	EPS	泡沫、碎片	Fok等(2015)
马尔代夫	50	22.7个∙m^-2	PE、PP、PS	碎片、泡沫	Saliu等(2018)
马尔代夫	0.2	1029个∙m^-2	PS、PE、PP	泡沫、碎片、薄膜	Imhof等(2017)
秘鲁沿岸	1000	174.1个∙m^-2	PS	泡沫、碎片	De-la-Torre等(2020)
韩国沿岸	1000	918.7个∙m^-2	PS	泡沫、纤维	Lee等(2015)
危地马拉沿岸	1000	279个∙m^-2	PS、PP、PE	泡沫、碎片	Mazariegos-Ortíz等(2020)
新西兰沿岸	300	459个∙m^-2	纤维素、PE	纤维、碎片、薄膜	Bridson等(2020)
西沙偏远海岛	20	1774.75个∙m^-2	PS、PE、PP	泡沫、碎片、纤维	本研究
渤海沿岸	10	102.9~163.3个∙kg^-1	PEVA、LDPE、 PS	碎片、薄片	Yu等(2016)
厦门湾沿岸	/	28.1~312. 7个∙kg^-1	PE、PS	泡沫、碎片、纤维	刘启明等(2019)
象山港沿岸	10	1739个∙kg^-1	PE泡沫、PE渔网	泡沫	Chen等(2018)
长江口沿岸	20	121个∙kg^-1	尼龙、PE	纤维	Peng等(2017)
加勒比海沿岸	0.45	261个∙kg^-1	/	纤维	Bosker等(2018)
西沙偏远海岛	20	100.82个∙kg^-1	PS、PE、PP	泡沫、碎片、纤维	本研究

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