A holistic approach on the impact of microplastic discharge from WWTPs to the neighboring environment in Southeast Spain
Ver/
Compartir
Estadísticas
Ver Estadísticas de usoMetadatos
Mostrar el registro completo del ítemAutor
Bayo Bernal, Francisco Javier; López Castellanos García, Joaquín; Olmos Espinar, Sonia; Rojo Campillo, DoloresÁrea de conocimiento
Tecnologías del Medio AmbientePatrocinadores
This work was financed by Project 5245/18IQA (Cetenma and Hidrogea). Analyses carried out by S. Olmos were supported by a grant from Fundación Séneca (20268/FPI/17). Authors gratefully acknowledge the work and cooperation of personnel of the WWTP of Cartagena with wastewater samples collection.Fecha de publicación
2023-10-01Editorial
ElsevierCita bibliográfica
Javier Bayo, Joaquín López-Castellanos, Sonia Olmos, Dolores Rojo, A holistic approach on the impact of microplastic discharge from WWTPs to the neighboring environment in Southeast Spain, Water Research, Volume 244, 2023, 120516, ISSN 0043-1354, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120516.Revisión por pares
siPalabras clave
MicroplasticsWastewater treatment plants
Marine sediments
Coastal sediments
Fish
Resumen
The present study investigated the release of microplastics (MPs) from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) to the neighboring environment, including marine and coastal sediments, and fish. Here, we comprehensively investigated MP abundance in 34 samples of marine sediment, corresponding to 5,530.5 g of sediment (d.w.) collected at –8.0 m, –12.5 m, and –24.0 m, 69 samples of coastal sediment, accounting for 13,617.4 g (d.w.) from 17 different beaches from Mar Menor, and stomach and intestine of 17 fish samples of Sparus aurata, in the vicinity of Cartagena, a port city in Southeast Spain. The results showed that MPs were detected in all marine sediment samples, with an average abundance of 19.4 ± 2.4 items/kg (d.w.), in coastal sediments, with an average abundance of 52.5 ± 5.3 items/kg (d.w.), and fish samples, with an average of 8.2 ± 1.4 items per individual. The contribution of MPs from WWTPs to marine sediments is expected to be slow, as effluents were mostly dominated by fiber and ...
Colecciones
- Artículos [1768]
El ítem tiene asociados los siguientes ficheros de licencia:
Redes sociales