Efficient Atmospheric Transport of Microplastics over Asia and Adjacent Oceans
Xin Long, Tzung‐May Fu, Xin Yang, Yuanyuan Tang, Yan Zheng, Lei Zhu, Huizhong Shen, Jianhuai Ye, Chen Wang, Teng Wang, Hong Liao
Abstract
, twice as large as a previous estimate for the riverine-transported MP flux from Asia into the oceans. The uncertainty of our simulated atmospheric MP budget was between factors of 3 and 7. Our work highlighted the impacts of the size and morphology on the aerodynamics of MPs and the importance of atmospheric transport in the source-to-sink relationship of global MP pollution.
Topics & Concepts
Environmental scienceAtmospheric sciencesFlux (metallurgy)Atmosphere (unit)Sink (geography)Atmospheric modelMicroplasticsClimatologyOceanographyMeteorologyGeographyChemistryGeologyOrganic chemistryCartographyMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management Techniques