Microplastics in urban freshwater : a case study in the city of Amsterdam

Feride Öykü Sefiloğlu; Cleo Ninja Stratmann; Martin Brits; Lorenzo Scibetta; van Velzen, M.; Groenewoud, Q.; Martin van Velzen; Vethaak, Dick; Quinn Groenewoud; Rachid Dris; A. Dick Vethaak; Johnny Gaspéri; Bruno Tassin; M.H. Lamoree

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Microplastics in urban freshwater : a case study in the city of Amsterdam

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) 2023

Feride Öykü Sefiloğlu, Cleo Ninja Stratmann, Martin Brits, Lorenzo Scibetta, van Velzen, M., Groenewoud, Q., Martin van Velzen, Vethaak, Dick, Quinn Groenewoud, Rachid Dris, A. Dick Vethaak, Johnny Gaspéri, Bruno Tassin, M.H. Lamoree

Summary

This study measured microplastic concentrations in urban freshwater in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, finding widespread contamination across the city's canal network. Urban waterways receive microplastics from multiple sources including stormwater runoff, wastewater overflows, and direct littering.