dc.contributor.author | Tsuchiya, Masashi | |
dc.contributor.author | Nomaki, Hidetaka | |
dc.contributor.author | Kitahashi, Tomo | |
dc.contributor.author | Nakajima, Ryota | |
dc.contributor.author | Fujikura, Katsunori | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-08-08T22:02:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-08-08T22:02:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Tsuchiya, M., Nomaki, H., Kitahashi. T., Nakajima, R. and Fujikura, K. (2019) Sediment sampling with a core sampler equipped
with aluminum tubes and an onboard processing protocol to avoid plastic contamination. MethodsX, 6, pp. 2662–2668. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2019.10.027
… | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.oceanbestpractices.org/handle/11329/2352 | |
dc.description.abstract | Microplastics are abundant even on the deep-sea
floor far from land and the ocean surface where human
activities take place. To obtain samples of microplastics from the deep-sea
floor, a research vessel and suitable
sampling equipment, such as a multiple corer, a box corer, or a push corer manipulated by a remotely operated
(ROV) or human occupied vehicle (HOV) are needed. Most such corers use sampling tubes made of plastic, such as
polycarbonate, acrylic, or polyvinyl chloride. These plastic tubes are easily scratched by sediment particles, in
particular during collection of coarse sandy sediments, and, consequently, the samples may become
contaminated with plastic from the tube. Here, we report on the use of aluminum tubes with both a multiple
corer and a push corer to prevent such plastic contamination. When compared with plastic tubes, aluminum
tubes have the disadvantages of heavier weight and non-transparency. We suggest ways to overcome these
problems, and we also present an onboard processing protocol to prevent plastic contamination during sediment
core sampling when plastic tubes are used.
- Use of a sediment corer with aluminum tubes reduces the risk of plastic contamination in the sediment samples
- The proposed method allows undisturbed sediment cores to be retrieved with comparable efficiency to
conventional transparent core tubes | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject.other | Sediment corer | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Sediment core sampler | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Microplastics | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Aluminum-made core sampler | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Environmental monitoring | en_US |
dc.title | Sediment sampling with a core sampler equipped with aluminum tubes and an onboard processing protocol to avoid plastic contamination | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Contribution | en_US |
dc.description.refereed | Refereed | en_US |
dc.format.pagerange | pp.2662–2668 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2019.10.027 | |
dc.subject.parameterDiscipline | Anthropogenic contamination | en_US |
dc.bibliographicCitation.title | MethodsX | en_US |
dc.bibliographicCitation.volume | 6 | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | 14.a | en_US |
dc.description.maturitylevel | Pilot or Demonstrated | en_US |
dc.description.adoption | Novel (no adoption outside originators) | en_US |
dc.description.adoption | Organisational | en_US |
dc.description.methodologyType | Method | en_US |
dc.description.methodologyType | Specification of criteria | en_US |
obps.contact.contactname | M. Tsuchiya | |
obps.contact.contactemail | tsuchiyam@jamstec.go.jp | |
obps.resourceurl.publisher | https://methods-x.com/article/S2215-0161(19)30292-4/fulltext | |