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Identification of Microplastics in the Lake Water of the "kraljevac" Special Nature Reserve

2025
Maja Raković, Nataša Popović, Jelena Đuknić, Bojana Tubić, Momír Paunović, Milica Živković, Institut za regionalni razvoj, Balzakova 24, Novi Sad, Srbija; Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Fakultet tehničkih nauka, Departman za inženjerstvo zaštite životne sredine i zaštite na radu, Srbija, Jelena Stanković, Odeljenje za hidroekologiju i zaštitu voda, Institut za biološka istraživanja „Siniša Stanković” - Institut od nacionalnog značaja za Republiku Srbiju, Univerzitet u Beogradu, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11108 Beograd, Srbija

Summary

Researchers identified microplastics in water samples from the Kraljevac Special Nature Reserve lake, detecting 23 microplastic particles per liter of water with fibrils comprising 78% of particles, linking their presence to inadequate waste management in the surrounding area.

Microplastics are solid particles smaller than five millimeters. Surface waters are regarded distribution corridors for (micro)plastic pollution. In this study, we investigated the177 presence of microplastics in water samples from the Kraljevac Special Nature Reserve. A total of 23 microplastic particles were detected in 1 liter of lake water. The proportion of fibrils was 78.26 % and that of fragments 21.74 %. Inadequate waste management can be linked to the occurrence of microplastic particles in Lake Kraljevac.

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