[HTML][HTML] The fate of microplastic in marine sedimentary environments: a review and synthesis

PT Harris - Marine pollution bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
A review of 80 papers on microplastic (MP) particles in marine sediments was conducted for
different sedimentary environments. The papers were assessed for data on average MP …

Ecological variables for developing a global deep-ocean monitoring and conservation strategy

R Danovaro, E Fanelli, J Aguzzi, D Billett… - Nature Ecology & …, 2020 - nature.com
The deep sea (> 200 m depth) encompasses> 95% of the world's ocean volume and
represents the largest and least explored biome on Earth (< 0.0001% of ocean surface), yet …

The deposition and accumulation of microplastics in marine sediments and bottom water from the Irish continental shelf

J Martin, A Lusher, RC Thompson, A Morley - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Microplastics are widely dispersed throughout the marine environment. An understanding of
the distribution and accumulation of this form of pollution is crucial for gauging …

The imprint of microfibres in southern European deep seas

A Sanchez-Vidal, RC Thompson, M Canals… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Pollution of the marine environment by large and microscopic plastic fragments and their
potential impacts on organisms has stimulated considerable research interest and has …

Different stories told by small and large microplastics in sediment-first report of microplastic concentrations in an urban recipient in Norway

M Haave, C Lorenz, S Primpke, G Gerdts - Marine pollution bulletin, 2019 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MP) in sediments from discharge sites for wastewater and deposition sites in
deep regions in an urban fjord in Norway were extracted by density separation in a …

Ecological role of submarine canyons and need for canyon conservation: a review

U Fernandez-Arcaya, E Ramirez-Llodra… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Submarine canyons are major geomorphic features of continental margins around the world.
Several recent multidisciplinary projects focused on the study of canyons have considerably …

On the triggers, resulting flow types and frequencies of subaqueous sediment density flows in different settings

PJ Talling - Marine Geology, 2014 - Elsevier
Turbidity currents, and other types of underwater sediment density flow, are arguably the
most important flow process for moving sediment across our planet. Direct monitoring …

Massive benthic litter funnelled to deep sea by flash-flood generated hyperpycnal flows

M Pierdomenico, D Casalbore, FL Chiocci - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Marine litter is an emerging environmental threat affecting all world's oceans including the
deep seafloor, where the extent of the phenomenon is still largely unknown. We report the …

Earthquakes drive large-scale submarine canyon development and sediment supply to deep-ocean basins

JJ Mountjoy, JD Howarth, AR Orpin, PM Barnes… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
Although the global flux of sediment and carbon from land to the coastal ocean is well
known, the volume of material that reaches the deep ocean—the ultimate sink—and the …

Carbon on the northwest European shelf: Contemporary budget and future influences

O Legge, M Johnson, N Hicks, T Jickells… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
A carbon budget for the northwest European continental shelf seas (NWES) was
synthesized using available estimates for coastal, pelagic and benthic carbon stocks and …