TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stolte, Andrea
PY  - 2015
DA  - 2015//
TI  - The detection of microplastics in beach sediments: extraction methods, biases, and results from samples along the German Baltic coast
PB  - Universität Rostock
CY  - Rostock
AB  - The spatial and temporal variations of microplastic concentrations in beach sediments at the German Baltic coast are investigated. A total of 11 locations were sampled in the Rostock area, on Ruegen island, in the Oder / Peene estuary, and in the North Sea Jade Bay. Microplastic particle and fibre concentrations were in the range 0-11 coloured pieces/kg sediment, with typical numbers of 1-3 particles/kg. Industrial and urban river discharge, fishing activity, and tourism are identified as the most likely sources for the observed microplastic contaminations.<eng>
UR  - http://purl.uni-rostock.de/rosdok/id00000264
UR  - https://doi.org/10.18453/rosdok_id00000264
DO  - 10.18453/rosdok_id00000264
LA  - German
N1  - vorgelegt von Andrea Stolte
ID  - 1033004146
ER  -