Microplastics in rime-ice observed in Kyushu Mountain area, Japan

Osamu Nagafuchi; Koyomi Nakazawa; kenichi Shinozuka; Koji KaneFuji

Presentation information

[J] Poster

A (Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences ) » A-CC Cryospheric Sciences & Cold District Environment

[A-CC39] Glaciology

convener:Takayuki Nuimura(Tokyo Denki University), Ishikawa Mamoru(Hokkaido University), Kzutaka Tateyama(National University Corporation Kitami Institute of Technology), Hiroto Nagai(Waseda Univ., School of Education)

[ACC39-P11] Microplastics in rime-ice observed in Kyushu Mountain area, Japan

*Osamu Nagafuchi¹, Koyomi Nakazawa¹, kenichi Shinozuka¹, Koji KaneFuji² (1.Fukuoka Institute of Technology , 2.The Institute of Statistical Mathematics)

Keywords:rime ice, microplastics

In order to clarify the long-range transport of microplastic litter in Asian region, we have collected rime-ice

and snow samples in mountainous area of Japan. We have observed microplastics using raman imaging

microscope and FTIR microscopy. We will discuss about the difference of characteristics of microplastics in

rime ice and snow. In addition, we will perform back trajectory analysis to discuss about the long range

transport of microprastics.