Temporal Archive of Atmospheric Microplastic Deposition Presented in Ombrotrophic Peat.

ABSTRACT: Ombrotrophic peatland-fed solely from atmospheric deposition of nutrients and precipitation-provide unique archives of atmospheric pollution and have been used to illustrate trends and changes in atmospheric trace element composition from the recent decadal to the Holocene period. With the acknowledgment of atmosphere plastic pollution, analysis of ombrotrophic peat presents an opportunity to characterize the historical atmospheric microplastic pollution prevalence. Ombrotrophic peatland is often located in comparatively pristine mountainous and boreal areas, acting as sentinels of environmental change. In this paired site study, a Sphagnum ombrotrophic peat record is used for the first time to identify the trend of atmospheric microplastic pollution. This high altitude, remote loca

SUBMITTER: Allen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8582260 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature