期刊
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
卷 250, 期 -, 页码 292-299出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.03.105
关键词
Microplastic; Freshwater pollution; Urban streams; Catchment parameters
资金
- New Zealand Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment Endeavour Fund
- George Mason Centre for the Natural Environment
Microplastic pollution has received considerable attention in marine systems, but recent work shows substantial plastic pollution also occurs in freshwater ecosystems. Most freshwater research has focused on large rivers and lakes, but small streams are the primary interface between land, where plastic is used, and drainage networks. We examined variation in the amount and form of plastic occurring in small streams spanning an urbanisation gradient. All streams contained microplastics with concentrations similar to that found in larger systems (up to 303 particles m(-3) in water and 80 particles kg(-1) in sediment). The most abundant types were fragments and small particles (63-500 mu m). Chemical types of plastic were quite variable and often not predictable based on size, form and colour. Variation in microplastic abundance across streams was high, but only partially explained by catchment scale parameters. There was no relationship between human population density or combined stormwater overflows and microplastic abundance. Residential land cover was related to microplastic abundance, but explanatory power was low. Our results suggest local-scale factors may be more important than catchment-scale processes in determining microplastic pollution in small streams. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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