The M/V X‑Press Pearl Nurdle Spill: Contamination of Burnt Plastic and Unburnt Nurdles along Sri Lanka’s Beaches

• Asha de Vos,
• Lihini Aluwihare,
• Sarah Youngs,
• Michelle H. DiBenedetto,
• Collin P. Ward,
• Anna P. M. Michel,
• Beckett C. Colson,
• Michael G. Mazzotta,
• Anna N. Walsh,
• Robert K. Nelson,
• Christopher M. Reddy,
• Bryan D. James

Affiliations

Asha de Vos

Oceanswell, Colombo 5, Sri Lanka

Lihini Aluwihare

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States

Sarah Youngs

Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States

Michelle H. DiBenedetto

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States

Collin P. Ward

Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States

Anna P. M. Michel

Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States

Beckett C. Colson

Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States

Michael G. Mazzotta

Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States

Anna N. Walsh

Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States

Robert K. Nelson

Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States

Christopher M. Reddy

Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States

Bryan D. James

Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States