Identification of microplastics in fish ponds and natural freshwater environments of the Carpathian basin, Europe.
Chemosphere
; 216: 110-116, 2019 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
In the past few years, there has been a significant development in freshwater microplastic research. Pollution has been detected in lakes and rivers of several continents, but the number of papers is still marginal compared to the ones investigating marine environments. In this study, we present the first detection of microplastics (MPs) in Central and Eastern European (CEE) surface waters and, globally, the first detection in fish ponds. Samples were taken from different types of fish ponds and natural water bodies along a novel concept down to a particle size of 100⯵m, then, after sample preparation, MPs were characterized using an FTIR microscope. 92% of the water samples contained MPs ranging from 3.52 to 32.05 particles/m3. MPs were detected in 69% of the sediment samples ranging from 0.46 to 1.62 particles/kg. Dominant abundance of polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene was shown in water and PP and polystyrene in sediment samples. First results also indicate that fish ponds may act as a deposition area for MPs.
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Plásticos
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Lagoas
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Monitoramento Ambiental
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Água Doce
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
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En
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Chemosphere
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article