An affordable methodology for quantifying waterborne microplastics - an emerging contaminant in inland-waters

Journal of Limnology

Julian Kirby¹  Rachael Antwis²  Dannielle Green³  Laura Nunnerley⁴  William Gilder⁴  Dan Aberg⁴  Christian Dunn⁴  Jedd Owens⁴  Luke Fears⁴  P. John Thomas⁴  Oliver L. Armstrong⁴  Chris Freeman⁴ 

[1] Friends of the Earth, The Printworks, London;School of Environment and Life Sciences, Salford University, Salford;School of Life Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge;School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Gwynedd;

关键词: microplastics;    emergent contaminant;    fluorescence microscopy;    plastic pollution;    water monitoring;   

DOI  :  10.4081/jlimnol.2019.1943

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The occurrence of microplastics in marine habitats is well documented and of growing concern. The presence of these small (<5 mm) pieces of plastic is less well recorded in inland water systems. In this paper, we determine a cost-efficient and straightforward method for the collection and identification of microplastics in UK inland waters. We found pieces of microplastic from all sample sites ranging from over 1000 L-1 in the River Tame, to 2.4 L-1 in Loch Lomond. The presence of microplastics in all waters tested suggest it should now be classed as an emergent contaminant, with routine monitoring required.

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