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Microplastics in the Arctic: A case study with sub-surface water and fish samples off Northeast Greenland

Morgana, Silvia, Ghigliotti, Laura, Estévez-Calvar, Noelia, Stifanese, Roberto, Wieckzorek, Alina, Doyle, Tom, Christiansen, Jørgen S., Faimali, Marco, Garaventa, Francesca·2018·Environmental Pollution

DOI 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.08.001

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The Arctic is a unique and fragile ecosystem that needs to be preserved and protected. Despite its remoteness, plastic pollution has been documented in this region. In the coming years, it is likely to worsen since, with climate changes and the opening of new shipping routes, the human presence is going to increase in the whole area. Here, we investigated the presence of microplastics (MPs) in sub-surface water and in two mid-trophic level Arctic fishes collected off Northeast Greenland: the demersal bigeye sculpin, Triglops nybelini, and the pelagic polar cod, Boreogadus saida. Plastics debris were found in the water samples at a concentration of 2.4 items/m 3 ±0.8 SD which is higher than in most seas at lower latitudes. Both fish species had eaten MPs with different proportion among the species, 34% for T. nybelini (n = 71) and 18% for B. saida (n = 85). The significant difference in the occurrence of MPs between the two species is likely a consequence of their feeding behavior and habitat. Polyethylene was the main plastic polymer for water samples (41%, n = 17) and polyester (34%, n = 156) for fish samples as analyzed by Fourier Transformed Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. Our data underscore that the Arctic regions are turning into a hotspot for plastic pollution, and this calls urgently for precautionary measures.

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Authors: Morgana, S., Ghigliotti, L., Estévez-Calvar, N., Stifanese, R., Wieckzorek, A., Doyle, T., Christiansen, J. S., Faimali, M., & Garaventa, F.
Affiliations: Istituto di Scienze Marine del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IT)
UiT The Arctic University of Norway (NO)
Corresponding author: Morgana, Silvia
ORCID: Morgana, Silvia
Ghigliotti, Laura
Stifanese, Roberto
Christiansen, Jørgen S.
Faimali, Marco
Garaventa, Francesca
Venue: Environmental Pollution
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2018-11
Volume: 242
Issue: Pt B
Pages: 1078-1086
ISSN: 0269-7491 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.08.001
OpenAlex: W2887078825
Cited by: 289
References: 76
Citations by year: 2026: 12 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 40 · 2023: 41 · 2022: 53 · 2021: 63 · 2020: 43 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 1
FWCI: 11.54
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
Locations: Environmental Pollution (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
Keywords: microplastics, Boreogadus saida, Northeast Greenland, polyethylene, polyesters, feeding behavior, marine plastic debris
MeSH terms: Animals, Arctic Regions, Environmental Monitoring, Fishes, Greenland, Plastics, Seawater, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared

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