Microplastics in snow of a high mountain national park: El Teide, Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain)
Human activities have introduced high amounts of microplastics (MPs) into the atmosphere that can be transported long distances and be later deposited in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems with precipitation (rain or snow). In this work, it has been assessed the presence of MPs in the snow of El Tei...
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Microplastics in snow of a high mountain national park: El Teide, Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain)Villanova-Solano, CristinaHernández-Sánchez, CintiaDíaz-Peña, Francisco JavierGonzález-Sálamo, JavierGonzález Pleiter, MiguelHernández-Borges, JavierIsland territoriesMicrofibersMicroFourier Transform Infrared SpectroscopyPlastic pollutionProtected areasWet depositionBiología y Biomedicina / BiologíaHuman activities have introduced high amounts of microplastics (MPs) into the atmosphere that can be transported long distances and be later deposited in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems with precipitation (rain or snow). In this work, it has been assessed the presence of MPs in the snow of El Teide National Park (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, 2150–3200 m above sea level) after two storm episodes (January–February 2021). The data set (63 samples) was divided into three groups: i) samples from “accessible areas” (after the first storm episode and in places with a strong previous/recent anthropogenic activity); ii) “pristine areas” (after the second storm episode, in places with no previous anthropogenic activity), and iii) “climbing areas” (after the second storm episode, in places with a soft recent anthropogenic activity). Similar pattern profiles were observed among sampling sites in terms of morphology, colour and size (predominance of blue and black microfibers of 250–750 μm length), as well as in composition (predominance of cellulosic -either natural or semisynthetic-, with a 62.7 %, polyester, 20.9 %, and acrylic, 6.3 %, microfibers); however, significant differences in MPs concentrations were found between samples collected in pristine areas (average concentration of 51 ± 72 items/L) and those obtained in places with a previous anthropogenic activity (average concentration of 167 ± 104 and 188 ± 164 items/L in “accessible areas” and “climbing areas”, respectively). This study shows, for the first time, the presence of MPs in snow samples from a high altitude protected area on an insular territory and suggests that the sources of these contaminants could be atmospheric transport and local human outdoor activitiesElsevierDepartamento de BiologíaFacultad de CienciasToxicología Ambiental y Cambio Global20232023-02-19research articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10486/708017https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162276reponame:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAMinstname:Universidad Autónoma de MadridInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/7080172026-06-23T12:46:27Z |
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Microplastics in snow of a high mountain national park: El Teide, Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) |
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Microplastics in snow of a high mountain national park: El Teide, Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) |
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Microplastics in snow of a high mountain national park: El Teide, Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) Villanova-Solano, Cristina Island territories Microfibers MicroFourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Plastic pollution Protected areas Wet deposition Biología y Biomedicina / Biología |
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Microplastics in snow of a high mountain national park: El Teide, Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) |
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Microplastics in snow of a high mountain national park: El Teide, Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) |
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Microplastics in snow of a high mountain national park: El Teide, Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) |
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Microplastics in snow of a high mountain national park: El Teide, Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) |
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Microplastics in snow of a high mountain national park: El Teide, Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) |
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Villanova-Solano, Cristina Hernández-Sánchez, Cintia Díaz-Peña, Francisco Javier González-Sálamo, Javier González Pleiter, Miguel Hernández-Borges, Javier |
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Villanova-Solano, Cristina |
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Villanova-Solano, Cristina Hernández-Sánchez, Cintia Díaz-Peña, Francisco Javier González-Sálamo, Javier González Pleiter, Miguel Hernández-Borges, Javier |
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Hernández-Sánchez, Cintia Díaz-Peña, Francisco Javier González-Sálamo, Javier González Pleiter, Miguel Hernández-Borges, Javier |
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Departamento de Biología Facultad de Ciencias Toxicología Ambiental y Cambio Global |
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Island territories Microfibers MicroFourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Plastic pollution Protected areas Wet deposition Biología y Biomedicina / Biología |
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Island territories Microfibers MicroFourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Plastic pollution Protected areas Wet deposition Biología y Biomedicina / Biología |
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Human activities have introduced high amounts of microplastics (MPs) into the atmosphere that can be transported long distances and be later deposited in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems with precipitation (rain or snow). In this work, it has been assessed the presence of MPs in the snow of El Teide National Park (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, 2150–3200 m above sea level) after two storm episodes (January–February 2021). The data set (63 samples) was divided into three groups: i) samples from “accessible areas” (after the first storm episode and in places with a strong previous/recent anthropogenic activity); ii) “pristine areas” (after the second storm episode, in places with no previous anthropogenic activity), and iii) “climbing areas” (after the second storm episode, in places with a soft recent anthropogenic activity). Similar pattern profiles were observed among sampling sites in terms of morphology, colour and size (predominance of blue and black microfibers of 250–750 μm length), as well as in composition (predominance of cellulosic -either natural or semisynthetic-, with a 62.7 %, polyester, 20.9 %, and acrylic, 6.3 %, microfibers); however, significant differences in MPs concentrations were found between samples collected in pristine areas (average concentration of 51 ± 72 items/L) and those obtained in places with a previous anthropogenic activity (average concentration of 167 ± 104 and 188 ± 164 items/L in “accessible areas” and “climbing areas”, respectively). This study shows, for the first time, the presence of MPs in snow samples from a high altitude protected area on an insular territory and suggests that the sources of these contaminants could be atmospheric transport and local human outdoor activities |
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