Margarita Bagaeva

External oceanographic conditions rather than anthropogenic influence are shown to cause the 3-dimensional distribution of anthropogenic microparticles (MP, 0.5–5 mm) within the body of sandy beaches of a non-tidal sea with strong wind/wave climate and seasonal sea level variations (the Baltic Sea). A patchy structure is confirmed in all three dime...

Physical and dynamic properties of marine microplastic (MP) particles are summarized, with relevance to their behavior in the coastal zone. The density range, size classes, and typical particle shapes are presented, and their variation with time due to weathering, biofouling, and mechanical degradation in the swash zone is considered. The dependenc...

The problem of microplastic pollution is of increasing concern. Behaviour of microplastic particles (0.5 mm < L < 5mm in the largest dimension) in marine environment is difficult to predict, and no field observations are available up to now. Baltic amber (succinite), with its density of about 1.05-1.09 g/cm3, fits the range of densities of slightly...

The goal of this study is to establish the quantitative and qualitative composition of microplastic in the sediment column of the beach - from the surface of the beach down to the sea level (beaches of the Baltic Sea)

The problem of microplastic pollution is of increasing concern. Behaviour of microplastic particles (0.5 mm < L < 5mm in the largest dimension) in marine environment is difficult to predict, and no field observations are available up to now. Baltic amber (succinite), with its density of about 1.05-1.09 g/cm3, fits the range of densities of slightly...

According to the tasks of the Russian Science Foundation project “Physical and dynamical properties of marine microplastics particles and their transport in a basin with vertical and horizontal salinity gradient on the example of the Baltic Sea” number 15-17-10020, a comprehensive expeditionary program of measurements in the South-Eastern Baltic st...