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Seasonal and Spatial Distribution of Microplastics in Surface Water of the Southern Branch of the Mekong River in Vietnam

EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing 2024 1 citation ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Quoc-Thinh Thuong, Tran-Nguyen-Sang Truong, Quoc-Viet Tran, Tam Le, Emilie Strady, Tan-Phong Ngo, Thuy-Chung Kieu-Le, Thuy-Chung Kieu-Le

Summary

Researchers measured seasonal and spatial patterns of microplastic pollution in the Hau River, a southern branch of the Mekong in Vietnam, finding microplastics distributed throughout the waterway. The results show that even rivers far from major industrial centers carry significant plastic contamination, threatening aquatic life and communities that depend on the river for food and water.

Study Type Environmental

Microplastic pollution recently received a lot of concern from scientists and policy-makers due to its ubiquity in all worldwide aquatic environments. In Vietnam, microplastics were observed in the aquatic environments from the terrestrial area to the sea. The Hau...

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