Occurrence of microplastics in raw and treated drinking water
| Autor: | Petra Peer, Martin Pivokonsky, Katerina Novotna, Lenka Cermakova, Tomáš Cajthaml, Vaclav Janda |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Pollution
Microplastics Environmental Engineering media_common.quotation_subject Water source 0211 other engineering and technologies Fresh Water 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Environmental Chemistry Raw water Waste Management and Disposal 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common 021110 strategic defence & security studies Treated water Drinking Water Contamination Fresh water Environmental chemistry Environmental science Water treatment Plastics Water Pollutants Chemical Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Science of The Total Environment. 643:1644-1651 |
| ISSN: | 0048-9697 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.102 |
| Popis: | The study investigates the content of microplastic particles in freshwater and drinking water. Specifically, three water treatment plants (WTPs) supplied by different kinds of water bodies were selected and their raw and treated water was analysed for microplastics (MPs). Microplastics were found in all water samples and their average abundance ranged from 1473 ± 34 to 3605 ± 497 particles L−1 in raw water and from 338 ± 76 to 628 ± 28 particles L−1 in treated water, depending on the WTP. This study is one of very few that determine microplastics down to the size of 1 μm, while MPs smaller than 10 μm were the most plentiful in both raw and treated water samples, accounting for up to 95%. Further, MPs were divided into three categories according to their shape. Fragments clearly prevailed at two of the WTPs and fibres together with fragments predominated at one case. Despite 12 different materials forming the microplastics being identified, the majority of the MPs (>70%) comprised of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PP (polypropylene) and PE (polyethylene). This study contributes to fill the knowledge gap in the field of emerging microplastic pollution of drinking water and water sources, which is of concern due to the potential exposure of microplastics to humans. |
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