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Microplastics and tyre wear particles in urban runoff from different urban surfaces

Lindfors, Sarah, Österlund, Heléne, Lorenz, Claudia, Vianello, Alvise, Nordqvist, Kerstin, Gopinath, Kalpana, Lykkemark, Jeanette, Lundy, Lian, Vollertsen, Jes, Viklander, Maria·2025·Science of The Total Environment
DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179527
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Fig. 1 Overview of Luleå and the study sites; parking lot, roof and road.
Fig. 1 Overview of Luleå and the study sites; parking lot, roof and road.CC-BY · From the PDF
Fig. 2 Total concentration of microplastics as items per litre (top row) and estimated mass per litre (bottom row), by polymer type (% of all items) and shape (fibres versus particles; %). Note the different concentration units for rooftop data. N/A: not available. Abbreviations: MP-microplastics, PP-polypropylene, PE-polyethylene, PU-polyurethane, PA-polyamide, PVC-polyvinyl chloride, PS-polystyrene, ABS-acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene.
Fig. 2 Total concentration of microplastics as items per litre (top row) and estimated mass per litre (bottom row), by polymer type (% of all items) and shape (fibres versus particles; %). Note the different concentration units for rooftop data. N/A: not available. Abbreviations: MP-microplastics, PP-polypropylene, PE-polyethylene, PU-polyurethane, PA-polyamide, PVC-polyvinyl chloride, PS-polystyrene, ABS-acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene.CC-BY · From the PDF
Fig. 4 Concentrations of TWP in road, parking lot and roof runoff. Error bars represent the standard deviation of triplicate analyses. Note change in units for roof runoff concentrations for data presentation purposes.
Fig. 4 Concentrations of TWP in road, parking lot and roof runoff. Error bars represent the standard deviation of triplicate analyses. Note change in units for roof runoff concentrations for data presentation purposes.CC-BY · From the PDF
Fig. 3 Size distribution (major dimensions) as per particle abundance (in % of number of MPs; solid lines) at the three sites (all events compiled) and relative cumulative frequency (double lines with dots).
Fig. 3 Size distribution (major dimensions) as per particle abundance (in % of number of MPs; solid lines) at the three sites (all events compiled) and relative cumulative frequency (double lines with dots).CC-BY · From the PDF

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Lindfors, S., Österlund, H., Lorenz, C., Vianello, A., Nordqvist, K., Gopinath, K., Lykkemark, J., Lundy, L., Vollertsen, J., & Viklander, M.
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Science of The Total Environment
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2025-06
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980
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179527
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0048-9697
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10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179527
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