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Microplastics in Swiss Floodplain Soils
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Microplastics (MPs) are small (<5 mm diameter) but have clear implications for the environment. These artificial particles are found in and pose threats to aquatic systems worldwide. MPs have terrestrial sources, but their concentrations and fates in the terrestrial environment are poorly understood. While global plastic production continues to increase, so do the environmental concentrations and impacts of MPs. In this first study of MPs in floodplain soils, we developed a method for identifying, quantifying, and measuring the sizes of most commonly produced MPs in soil by FT-IR microscopy. For small MP (<1 mm) analysis, MP were separated by density separation and oxidation of organic matter. In this study we analyzed 29 floodplains in Swiss nature reserves associated with catchments covering 53% of Switzerland. We found evidence that 90% of Swiss floodplain soils contain MPs. The highest MP concentrations were associated with the concentration of mesoplastics (5 mm - 2.5 cm diameter), indicating plastic waste as source. Furthermore, MP concentration was correlated with the population of the catchment. The wide distribution of MPs, their presence in remote unsettled high mountain areas, decoupling of MEP and MP compositions, and the dominance of MPs by small (<500 μm diameter) particles, indicate that MPs enter soils via diffuse aeolian transport.
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- Authors
- Scheurer, M., & Bigalke, M.
- Venue
- Environmental Science & Technology
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Published
- 2018-02-15
- Volume
- 52
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 3591-3598
- ISSN
- 0013-936X (ISSN-L)
- 1520-5851
- OpenAlex
- W2788852851
- Cited by
- 1,288
- References
- 28
- FWCI
- 34.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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