{"id":105821,"date":"2025-03-18T02:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T01:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sonnenseite.com\/?p=105821"},"modified":"2025-03-18T09:03:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T08:03:16","slug":"the-oceans-remove-microplastics-from-the-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonnenseite.com\/en\/environment\/the-oceans-remove-microplastics-from-the-air\/","title":{"rendered":"The oceans remove microplastics from the air"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contrary to previous claims, the ocean absorbs more microplastics from the atmosphere than it releases into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A sink for microplastics: <\/strong>contrary to previous claims, the ocean releases less microplastics into the atmosphere than it absorbs from it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The result of a model calculation: <\/strong>15 percent of all the microplastics contained in the air are deposited in the oceans.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Possible health risk: <\/strong>plastic particles can enter the human body from the air we breathe. Knowing their distribution in the earth system could help to minimize the risk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plastic dust is polluting the global environment: Microplastics \u2013 particles less than 5 mm in diameter \u2013 have been detected not only in in soils, freshwaters, and the ocean, but also in the air that we breathe. This could pose a threat to human health, as the smallest particles in particular can enter the respiratory system and the bloodstream. In addition, atmospheric microplastics are transported to and deposited in the most remote corners of the planet. But how do they enter the atmosphere in the first place?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In general, the sources of microplastics are found on land \u2013 for example, fibers from synthetic clothing in domestic sewage, or car tire dust on the streets. Previous studies have suggested that a major pathway for them to enter the atmosphere is through the ocean: Microplastics are washed into rivers and carried out to the sea, where they accumulate. Air bubbles created by sea spray, wind, and waves can lift them out of the water and into the atmosphere. However, a new study led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) shows that the ocean\u2019s role is mainly that of a sink \u2013 not a source, as previously thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The ocean: a massive or a negligible source of microplastics?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The assumption that the ocean acts as a source of microplastics to the atmosphere was based on inverse modeling. In this method, the sources of a substance are inferred from measurements of its atmospheric concentration distribution. Applied to microplastics, it led scientists to believe that there was an oceanic source of microplastics to the atmosphere of several hundred million or even several billion kilograms per year. The exact mechanism of how this transfer works was then investigated in laboratory experiments which led to a very different conclusion: Only a few thousand or hundred thousand kilograms per year seemed plausible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using a global atmospheric chemical transport model, an international team of researchers including former visiting researcher at MPI-M Shanye Yang and MPI-M group leader Guy Brasseur investigated whether the assumption of a small oceanic source leads to an atmospheric distribution of microplastics that is consistent with observations. The result was positive. Rather than being a source, the ocean appeared to be a sink, where 15% of all airborne microplastics are deposited.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnenseite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MaxPlanckInstitut_Mikroplastik.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonnenseite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MaxPlanckInstitut_Mikroplastik-1024x657.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105819\" style=\"width:350px;height:auto\" title=\"Sources (blue) and sinks (orange) of atmospheric microplastics.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sonnenseite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MaxPlanckInstitut_Mikroplastik-1024x657.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.sonnenseite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MaxPlanckInstitut_Mikroplastik-300x193.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.sonnenseite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MaxPlanckInstitut_Mikroplastik-768x493.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.sonnenseite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MaxPlanckInstitut_Mikroplastik-1536x986.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.sonnenseite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MaxPlanckInstitut_Mikroplastik.webp 1750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 CC BY 4.0 Yang et al. npj Clim Atmos Sci 8, 81 (2025). DOI: 10.1038\/s41612-025-00914-3 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Informing pollution reduction strategies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study also shows how size determines the transport of microplastics in the atmosphere: Larger particles settle relatively quickly, either still on land or near the coastlines. Small microplastic particles can remain in the atmosphere for up to one year, facilitating their transport around the globe. For example, the model shows that the small particles, although emitted on the continent, travel as far as the Arctic region and are deposited on snow and ice. This shows the global impact of microplastic pollution. These insights can inform pollution reduction strategies, which should focus on the continental sources rather than the role of the ocean as a source of microplastics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201eGlobal atmospheric distribution of microplastics with evidence of low oceanic emissions\u201c \u2013 npj Climate and Atmospheric Sciences\u00a08, 81 (2025) |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/s41612-025-00914-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quelle<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpg.de\/24315265\/0307-mete-airborne-microplastics-where-do-they-come-from-where-do-they-go-155306-x\">Max-Planck-Institut f\u00fcr Meteorologie, Hamburg 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"shariff shariff-align-flex-start shariff-widget-align-flex-start\"><div class=\"ShariffHeadline\">Diese Meldung teilen<\/div><ul class=\"shariff-buttons theme-round orientation-horizontal buttonsize-medium\"><li class=\"shariff-button facebook shariff-nocustomcolor\" style=\"background-color:#4273c8;border-radius:1%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sonnenseite.com%2Fen%2Fenvironment%2Fthe-oceans-remove-microplastics-from-the-air%2F\" title=\"Bei Facebook teilen\" aria-label=\"Bei Facebook teilen\" role=\"button\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"shariff-link\" style=\";border-radius:1%; 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