Wet wipes in untreated wastewater are a source of litter pollution to the arctic marine environment – a case study on the loads of litter and microplastics in wastewater effluents in Greenland
Wastewater outlet in Sisimiut (photo by Jakob Strand). Flushed wet wipes in addition to other macrolitter items can be observed on the nearby rocks and on the seafloor.
Authors
- Jakob Strand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5756-9546)
- Lis Bach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2891-4202)
- Márta Simon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3896-3473)
- Pernille Erland Jensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4718-1630)
- Janne Fritt-Rasmussen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6496-8032)
- Hadi Salame
Institutions
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Nunavut Arctic College (CA)
- Technical University of Denmark (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Science Advances
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d4va00233d
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.80
Funders
- Nordisk Ministerråd
- Naturvårdsverket