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Article

Microplastic Pollution in Surface Water of Urban Lakes in Changsha, China

by
Lingshi Yin
1,2,
Changbo Jiang
1,2,*,
Xiaofeng Wen
3,
Chunyan Du
1,2,
Wei Zhong
1,
Zhiqiao Feng
1,
Yuannan Long
1,2 and
Yuan Ma
1
1
School of Hydraulic Engineering, Changsha University of Science &Technology, Changsha 410114, China
2
Key Laboratory of Dongting Lake Aquatic Eco-Environmental Control and Restoration of Hunan Province, Changsha 410114, China
3
College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(9), 1650; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091650
Submission received: 24 April 2019 / Revised: 8 May 2019 / Accepted: 9 May 2019 / Published: 12 May 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Plastic Pollution)
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Abstract

As emerging pollutants, microplastics have attracted the attention of scholars from all over the world. However, there is a lack of research on freshwater areas, even in densely populated urban areas. This study investigated eight urban lakes in Changsha, China. It was found that microplastic concentrations ranged from 2425 ± 247.5 items/m3 to 7050 ± 1060.66 items/m3 in the surface water of research areas and the maximum concentration was found in Yuejin Lake, a tourist spot in the center of the city. Anthropogenic factors are an important reason for microplastic abundance in urban lakes. The major shape of microplastics was linear and most of the microplastics were transparent. More than 89.5% of the microplastics had a size of less than 2 mm. Polypropylene was the dominant type in the studied waters. This study can provide a valuable reference for a better understanding of microplastic pollution in urban areas of China.
Keywords: microplastic; Changsha; urban lakes; surface water; pollution microplastic; Changsha; urban lakes; surface water; pollution

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Yin, L.; Jiang, C.; Wen, X.; Du, C.; Zhong, W.; Feng, Z.; Long, Y.; Ma, Y. Microplastic Pollution in Surface Water of Urban Lakes in Changsha, China. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 1650. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091650

AMA Style

Yin L, Jiang C, Wen X, Du C, Zhong W, Feng Z, Long Y, Ma Y. Microplastic Pollution in Surface Water of Urban Lakes in Changsha, China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(9):1650. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091650

Chicago/Turabian Style

Yin, Lingshi, Changbo Jiang, Xiaofeng Wen, Chunyan Du, Wei Zhong, Zhiqiao Feng, Yuannan Long, and Yuan Ma. 2019. "Microplastic Pollution in Surface Water of Urban Lakes in Changsha, China" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 9: 1650. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091650

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Yin, L., Jiang, C., Wen, X., Du, C., Zhong, W., Feng, Z., Long, Y., & Ma, Y. (2019). Microplastic Pollution in Surface Water of Urban Lakes in Changsha, China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(9), 1650. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091650

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