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| Title |
Synthetic ultraviolet light filtering chemical contamination of coastal waters of Virgin Islands national park, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
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| Published in |
Marine Pollution Bulletin, November 2015
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.10.077 |
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| Authors |
Timothy A. Bargar, David A. Alvarez, Virginia H. Garrison |
| Abstract |
Contamination of surface waters by synthetic ultraviolet light (UV) filtering chemicals is a concern for the Virgin Islands National Park (VINP). Discrete water samples were collected from VINP bays to determine UV filter chemical presence in the coastal waters. Spatial distribution and the potential for partitioning between subsurface waters and the sea surface microlayer (SML) were also examined. The UV filter chemicals 4-methylbenzylidene camphor, benzophenone-3, octinoxate, homosalate, and octocrylene were detected at concentrations up to 6073ng/L (benzophenone-3). Concentrations for benzophenone-3 and homosalate declined exponentially (r(2)=0.86 to 0.98) with distance from the beach. Limited data indicate that some UV filter chemicals may partition to the SML relative to the subsurface waters. Contamination of VINP coastal waters by UV filter chemicals may be a significant issue, but an improved understanding of the temporal and spatial variability of their concentrations would be necessary to better understand the risk they present. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 11 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 27% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 9% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 6 | 55% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 82% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 9% |
| Scientists | 1 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 62 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 61 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 13 | 21% |
| Researcher | 11 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 8% |
| Unknown | 19 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 18 | 29% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 8% |
| Engineering | 3 | 5% |
| Chemistry | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 10% |
| Unknown | 21 | 34% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 September 2017.
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#56,525
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