Spatial analysis of the influence on "microplastic communities" in the water at a medium scale

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The issue of microplastics in freshwater has been growing in concern. Besides their abundance, the characteristics of microplastics are also important issues. The concept of "microplastic communities" has been utilized to assess differences in microplastic characteristics. In this study, we utilized the "microplastic community" approach to evaluate the impact of land use on microplastic characteristics in water at a provincial scale in China. The abundance of microplastics in water bodies in Hubei Province varied between 0.33 items/L and 5.40 items/L, with an average of 1.74 items/L. Microplastics were significantly more abundant in rivers than in lakes and reservoirs, and their abundance was negatively correlated with the distance from the nearest residential district of sampling sites. Similarities of microplastic communities were significantly different in mountainous and plain areas. Anthropogenic surfaces increased microplastic abundance and tended to decrease the size of microplastics, whereas natural vegetation had the opposite effect. The effect of land use on microplastic community similarity was greater than that of geographic distance. However, spatial scale limits the effect of various factors on microplastic community similarity. This study revealed the comprehensive influence of land use on microplastic characteristics in water and emphasized the importance of spatial scale in the study of microplastic characteristics.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:885

Enthalten in:

The Science of the total environment - 885(2023) vom: 10. Aug., Seite 163788

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Biao [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xiaofei [VerfasserIn]
Xiong, Xiong [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Weiju [VerfasserIn]
He, Qiankun [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Hongjuan [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Chenxi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Community
Distribution
Freshwater
Journal Article
Land use
Microplastic

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Date Completed 08.06.2023

Date Revised 08.06.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163788

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356523497