Mobilization and deposition of plastic along an estuarine bank during tidal cycles.

ABSTRACT: Estuaries represent a transitional environment between continental and marine areas. Limited studies have evaluated how these complex systems contribute to plastic pollution dynamics at this interface. Here, an in situ experimental study was conducted in the Slack estuary, a small macrotidal estuarine system in northern France, to investigate the mobilization and deposition of plastic debris on an estuarine bank at a daily basis during six complete tidal cycles. To achieve this, plastics (macro, meso and microplastics with size ≥3 mm) of different composition and shape were manually deposited along an estuary bank on three different substrates: vegetation, gravel, and sand. The experimental design aimed to explore the complexity of the mobilization and deposition of plastic debris w

SUBMITTER: Sawan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11804560 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature