Assessing the current state of plastic pollution research in Antarctica: Knowledge gaps and recommendations.

Autor: De-la-Torre GE; Grupo de Investigación de Biodiversidad, Medio Ambiente y Sociedad, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima, Peru. Electronic address: gabriel.delatorre@usil.pe., Santillán L; Grupo de Investigación de Biodiversidad, Medio Ambiente y Sociedad, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima, Peru., Dioses-Salinas DC; Grupo de Investigación de Biodiversidad, Medio Ambiente y Sociedad, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima, Peru., Yenney E; iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU), Landau, Germany., Toapanta T; Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS), The University of Queensland, Australia., Okoffo ED; Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS), The University of Queensland, Australia., Kannan G; Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand., Madadi R; Environmental Research Laboratory, School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran., Dobaradaran S; Systems Environmental Health and Energy Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran; Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran; Instrumental Analytical Chemistry and Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstr. 5, Essen, Germany.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Chemosphere [Chemosphere] 2024 May; Vol. 355, pp. 141870. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 01.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141870
Abstrakt: Antarctica stands as one of the most isolated and pristine regions on our planet. Regardless, recent studies have evidenced the presence of plastic pollution in Antarctic environments and biota. While these findings are alarming and put into perspective the reach of plastic pollution, it is necessary to assess the current knowledge of plastic pollution in Antarctica. In the present review, an updated literature review of plastic pollution in multiple Antarctic environmental compartments and biota was conducted. Studies were cataloged based on environmental compartments (e.g., sediments, seawater, soil, atmosphere) and biota from different ecological niches. A detailed analysis of the main findings, as well as the flaws and shortcomings across studies, was conducted. In general terms, several studies have shown a lack of adequate sampling and analytical procedures for plastic research (particularly in the case of microplastics) and standard procedures; thus, compromising the reliability of the data reported and comparability across studies. Aiming to guide future studies and highlight research needs, a list of knowledge gaps and recommendations were provided based on the analysis and discussion of the literature and following standardized procedures.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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