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Digging in the Dirt – Determining fate and transport of microplastics in boreal lake sediments at the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA), Ontario, Canada to inform remediation

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2024
Hannah Vonberg, Hannah Vonberg, Tony R. Walker, Tony R. Walker, Andrew S. Medeiros, Rebecca C. Rooney, Chelsea M. Rochman, Chelsea M. Rochman, Desiree Langenfeld, Montreuil Strub Émilie, Mira Ghosh, Jacob Haney, Matthew J. Hoffman, Diane M. Orihel, Diane M. Orihel, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Michael D. Rennie, Michael J. Paterson, Michael J. Paterson

Summary

Researchers investigated the fate and transport of microplastics in boreal lake sediments at the Experimental Lakes Area in Ontario, Canada, examining how particles accumulate, redistribute, and persist in low-energy freshwater systems to inform potential remediation strategies.

Study Type Environmental

Microplastics (MPs) are increasingly found in natural environments, including freshwater ecosystems, which serve as a receiver, transporter, and sink for MP pollution, as well as connect the terrestrial, atmospheric, and marine environment. Lakes are especially heavily affected by MP pollution, as MP concentrations are generally higher in low energy environments, and MP particles are captured and deposited into sediments of enclosed waters easily. Yet, knowledge on the life cycle of MPs in these complex systems is limited, partially due to lacking data from ecosystem-wide experiments. An estimated 99 Also see: https://micro2024.sciencesconf.org/559693/document

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