Thesis
Atmospheric microplastic pollution
- Creator
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- Awarding institution
- University of Strathclyde
- Date of award
- 2020
- Thesis identifier
- T15712
- Person Identifier (Local)
- 201859562
- Qualification Level
- Qualification Name
- Department, School or Faculty
- Abstract
- The following research marks the beginning of the new field of research on theatmospheric transport of microplastic and its potential terrestrial and oceanicsource. Taking atmospheric deposition samples from the French Pyrenees Iwas able to illustrate the first atmospheric transport of microplastics of at least95km using hysplit4 back trajectory modelling. Further to this I used highvolume sampling technique to show first evidence of free-troposphericmicroplastic at an altitude of 2877masl at the Pic du Midi observatory in France.I also showed the ocean to be a source of atmospheric microplastics bysampling the sea breeze in varying wind events showing first evidence of oceanto atmosphere transfer.
- Advisor / supervisor
- Phoenix, Vernon
- Beverland, Iain
- Resource Type
- Note
- This thesis was previously held under moratorium from 28th October 2020 until 28th October 2022.
- DOI
- Date Created
- 2020
- Former identifier
- 9912922586902996
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