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Groundwater in the age of plastic

Groundwater in the age of plastic

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Authors

Bertil Nlend, Dan Lapworth, Michaela Cashman, Melissa Lenczewski

Abstract

Among the emerging contaminants, microplastics (1-5,000 µm) are becoming an important issue due to their ubiquity in the environment. However, research on this emerging contaminant has been conducted mainly in marine surface waters while microplastics (MPs) are now being found in even the most remote parts of the environment. For example, in groundwater which is the primary water source which supply the world, scientists are just starting to gather evidence on risks to groundwater and dependent ecosystems. This paper reviews the current understanding of plastic contamination in groundwater, summarizes methods that can be used for sampling and...  more

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31223/X5QX3C

Subjects

Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences

Keywords

Microplastics occurence, human health, Groundwater ecology, Drinking water regulations

Dates

Published: 2024-03-01 17:17

Last Updated: 2024-03-01 22:17

License

CC-BY Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

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Conflict of interest statement:
None

Data Availability (Reason not available):
As this is a review paper there are no original data sets available