Microplastics in surface waters and sediments of the Wei River, in the northwest of China

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 667; pp. 427 - 434
• Main Authors: Ding, Ling, Mao, Ruo fan, Guo, Xuetao, Yang, Xiaomei, Zhang, Qian, Yang, Chen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2019
• Subjects: Abundance; China; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; freshwater; Microplastics; pollution; poly(vinyl chloride); polyethylene; polystyrenes; rivers; Sediment; sediments; Surface water; watersheds; Wei River; Yellow River; China; Yellow River; Wei River; Abundance; Microplastics; Sediment; Surface water

Microplastic pollution is an increasingly important environment problem. Many studies show the occurrence of microplastics in our environmental system. However, the freshwater system is less understood, especially in northwest China. We investigated the occurrence and characteristics of microplastic...