Remote Alpine Lakes and Microplastic Accumulation: Insights from Sediment Analysis of Lake Cadagno
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Sample Preparation and Processing
2.2. Microplastic Identification
2.3. Sedimentological Analysis
2.4. Data Processing and Statistical Analysis
2.5. QA/QC
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. MP Accumulation Trends
4.2. Polymeric Composition of Detected Plastic
4.3. Literature Comparison and Challenges in Microplastic Investigation
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample ID | Depth (m) | Latitude N | Longitude E | Water Content (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
CAD1 | 21.7 | 46°55′059″ | 87°11′70″ | 9.0 |
CAD2 | 14.4 | 46°55′012″ | 87°14′10″ | 8.5 |
CAD3 | 13.2 | 46°54′996″ | 87°08′93″ | 9.1 |
CAD4 | 5.7 | 46°54′891″ | 87°12′32″ | 9.4 |
CAD5 | 10.6 | 46°55′012″ | 87°15′19″ | 8.7 |
CAD6 | 3.5 | 46°55′166″ | 87°13′76″ | 9.0 |
CAD7 | 20.3 | 46°55′128″ | 87°11′47″ | 9.1 |
CAD8 | 11 | 46°55′060″ | 87°08′63″ | 9.2 |
CAD9 | 8.1 | 46°54′876″ | 87°09′61″ | 8.3 |
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Abel, S.M.; Courtney-Mustaphi, C.; Damber, M.; Burkhardt-Holm, P. Remote Alpine Lakes and Microplastic Accumulation: Insights from Sediment Analysis of Lake Cadagno. Microplastics 2025, 4, 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/microplastics4020025
Abel SM, Courtney-Mustaphi C, Damber M, Burkhardt-Holm P. Remote Alpine Lakes and Microplastic Accumulation: Insights from Sediment Analysis of Lake Cadagno. Microplastics. 2025; 4(2):25. https://doi.org/10.3390/microplastics4020025
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbel, Serena M., Colin Courtney-Mustaphi, Maja Damber, and Patricia Burkhardt-Holm. 2025. "Remote Alpine Lakes and Microplastic Accumulation: Insights from Sediment Analysis of Lake Cadagno" Microplastics 4, no. 2: 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/microplastics4020025
APA StyleAbel, S. M., Courtney-Mustaphi, C., Damber, M., & Burkhardt-Holm, P. (2025). Remote Alpine Lakes and Microplastic Accumulation: Insights from Sediment Analysis of Lake Cadagno. Microplastics, 4(2), 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/microplastics4020025