Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in wetlands
Presence of microplastic particles has been reported in all over the world, even in remote areas with no human activities. Wetlands are important transitional areas between terrestrial and aquatic systems. However, microplastic pollution in wetlands is less studied than other aquatic ecosystems. In...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | The Science of the total environment Jg. 862; S. 160740 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Netherlands
Elsevier B.V
01.03.2023
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| ISSN: | 0048-9697, 1879-1026, 1879-1026 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Presence of microplastic particles has been reported in all over the world, even in remote areas with no human activities. Wetlands are important transitional areas between terrestrial and aquatic systems. However, microplastic pollution in wetlands is less studied than other aquatic ecosystems. In this review, documented researches about microplastic occurrence and distribution in different components of wetland systems (except constructed wetlands) were investigated. In this regard, all available articles from different science databases with the keywords microplastic, wetland and lagoon in title were examined and results were proposed by text, table and diagram, after standardization of data express units. Based on results, wetland ecosystems are prone to microplastic pollution. Based on particle properties, PE/PP and fiber/fragment were the most dominant reported chemical composition and particle shapes, respectively.
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•Distribution of MPs in wetlands is mainly affected by hydrodynamics.•Wetland sediments can act as a sink for MPs and a hotspot for MP pollution.•Fibers are the predominant form of MP particles in wetland biota.•MP studies in wetland are insufficient, especially in water and sediments. |
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| Bibliographie: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 ObjectType-Review-3 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0048-9697 1879-1026 1879-1026 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160740 |