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Plastic pollution risks in bioretention systems: a case study
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We investigated plastic pollution in soil-based stormwater bioretention systems (BRS), which are potentially important pollutant receptors and pathways. Our integrated study is the first of its kind, focusing on plastic abundance, size fractionation, composition, and interactions with urban metrics (including housing density and auxiliary stormwater treatment infrastructure) in BRS filter media. Our results revealed that mesoplastic (MEP) and microplastic (MP) concentrations in BRS are comparable with those reported in other stormwater systems (e.g. wetlands) as well as soils in other land use areas (e.g. agriculture). Distributional sampling within the BRS revealed MP abundances do not change with horizontal distance from the inlet to the outlet. However, MEP abundances drastically decreased towards the outlet, indicating plastic accumulation within BRS. This is important because MEPs can breakdown into MPs which can affect BRS function as well as mobilise downstream. Yet our data uncovered more complex mechanisms involved in BRS plastic fate, with composition data revealing that MPs are not simply breakdown products of MEPs but are instead derived from different sources. Composition, morphology and colour analysis confirmed that BRS polymer liners are a key source of MPs and MEPs in soil filter media. Multivariate analysis of the data with urban design metrics showed gross pollutant traps are effective at decreasing MP concentrations in BRS but not as effective at controlli…
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“there may be other sources of microplastics in GSI, such as GSI filter linings that can leach microplastics (Mbachu et al., 2022)”
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“While filtration removes these contaminants from downstream water bodies, the accumulation of mesoplastics and microplastics may impact GSI function through clogging of the media pores (Mbachu et al., 2022).”
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“Size is an important consideration as microplastics pass through pollutant traps while larger sized mesoplastics are retained and accumulate (Mbachu et al., 2022).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Mbachu, O., Kaparaju, P., & Pratt, C.
- Affiliations
- Griffith University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Pratt, Chris
- Venue
- Environmental Technology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2022-02-19
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 17
- Pages
- 2525-2538
- ISSN
- 0959-3330 (ISSN-L)
- 1479-487X
- OpenAlex
- W4210474550
- Cited by
- 23
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 1
- FWCI
- 1.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- figshare.com
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Environmental Technology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Figshare (cc-by)
- Funders
- Griffith University
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Keywords
- plastic pollution, microplastics, polymer liners, plastic composition, gross pollutant traps, housing density, plastic accumulation, plastic fate
- MeSH terms
- Microplastics, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Pollutants, Plastics, Rain, Soil, Water Supply, Water Purification
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