Microplastics in the surface water of urban lakes in central Vietnam: Pollution level, characteristics, and ecological risk assessment

Autor: Quynh Anh Tran-Nguyen, Thi Mai Le, Hoai Nhu Y Nguyen, Quy Tuan Nguyen, Mau Trinh-Dang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Vol 9, Iss , Pp 100622- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-0164
DOI: 10.1016/j.cscee.2024.100622
Popis: Information on microplastic pollution in lentic systems is scarce in many Asian countries, including Vietnam. This study investigated the status and characteristics of microplastic pollution in seven urban lakes in Da Nang City, Vietnam. The two surveys were conducted during the dry and wet seasons. The results showed that microplastic concentrations in the surface waters ranged from 293.3 ± 23.1–6510.0 ± 380.4 and 366.7 ± 23.1–1143.3 ± 110.2 items m−3 during the dry and wet seasons, respectively, which is considered a moderate microplastic abundance level in lakes globally. The predominance of fibers is a remarkable microplastics feature in all the surveyed lakes, in which most items were primarily polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and
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