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Plastic debris in freshwater systems worldwide
Nava, Veronica; Aherne, Julian; Alfonso, María B.; Geraldes, Ana Maria; Attermeyer, Katrin; Bao, Roberto; Bartrons, Mireia; Berger, StellaPlastic debris is widespread in freshwater ecosystems, but a rigorous assessment of its global distribution has been hindered by a lack of comprehensive and comparable data. We performed the first standardized global survey of lakes to assess the quantity and type of plastics (>250μm). We included 38 lakes located in 23 different countries distributed across five continents, spanning different environmental gra...
Global patterns and predictors of microplastic occurrence and abundance in lent...
Nava, Veronica; Frezzotti, Maria Luce; Aherne, Julian; Alfonso, María B.; Geraldes, Ana Maria; Attermeyer, Katrin; Bah, Abdou R.; Bao, RobertoThe majority of microplastic research has focused on seawater, with fewer than 4% of microplasticsrelated studies occurring on freshwaters. The limited available information suggests that the abundance of microplastics in freshwaters is often as high or even higher than marine environments. However, comprehensive investigations on occurrence and fate of microplastics in freshwaters are scarce and highly fragmen...