Retention of microplastics in sediments of urban and highway stormwater retention ponds

• Published in: Environmental pollution (1987) Vol. 255; no. Pt 2; p. 113335
• Main Authors: Liu, Fan, Vianello, Alvise, Vollertsen, Jes
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2019
• Subjects: Environmental Monitoring - methods; Freshwater; Geologic Sediments - chemistry; land use; Microplastics; Microplastics - analysis; organic matter; Plastics; Ponds; risk; Sediments; storms; stormwater; Stormwater retention ponds; Urban runoff; Waste Disposal, Fluid - methods; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; watersheds; Microplastics; Sediments; Freshwater; Urban runoff; Stormwater retention ponds

Urban and highway surfaces discharge polluted runoff during storm events. To mitigate environmental risks, stormwater retention ponds are commonly constructed to treat the runoff water. This study is the first to quantify the retention of microplastics in the sediments of such ponds. It applied stat...