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Atmospheric deposition of microplastics in a rural region of North China Plain
The Science of The Total Environment2023
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Hanyue Zhang,
Zhen Li,
Zhen Li,
Davey L. Jones,
Jinɡjinɡ Li,
Fobang Liu,
Zhen Li,
Zhen Li,
Zhen Li,
Kai Wang,
Kai Wang,
Kai Wang,
Kai Wang,
Siyang Ren,
Siyang Ren,
Siyang Ren,
Jinrui Zhang,
Jinrui Zhang,
Jinrui Zhang,
David R. Chadwick
David R. Chadwick
David R. Chadwick
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Jinrui Zhang,
Siyang Ren,
Xuejun Liu,
Kai Wang,
Kai Wang,
Kai Wang,
David R. Chadwick
Zhen Li,
Zhen Li,
Zhen Li,
Zhen Li,
Zhen Li,
Zhen Li,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Jinrui Zhang,
Davey L. Jones,
Kai Wang,
Davey L. Jones,
Wen Xu,
Davey L. Jones,
Zhen Li,
Siyang Ren,
David R. Chadwick
Davey L. Jones,
Zhen Li,
Jinrui Zhang,
David R. Chadwick
Jinrui Zhang,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
David R. Chadwick
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Zhen Li,
David R. Chadwick
Daqi Huang,
Jinɡjinɡ Li,
David R. Chadwick
Davey L. Jones,
Xuejun Liu,
Xuejun Liu,
Zhen Li,
Zhen Li,
David R. Chadwick
Xuejun Liu,
Hanyue Zhang,
Davey L. Jones,
Wen Xu,
Fobang Liu,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Hanyue Zhang,
Kai Wang,
Hanyue Zhang,
David R. Chadwick
Xuejun Liu,
David R. Chadwick
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Zhen Li,
Zhen Li,
Kai Wang,
Kai Wang,
Xuejun Liu,
Hanyue Zhang,
Xuejun Liu,
Davey L. Jones,
Wen Xu,
Wen Xu,
Davey L. Jones,
David R. Chadwick
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Zhen Li,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Jinɡjinɡ Li,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Hanyue Zhang,
David R. Chadwick
Kai Wang,
Xuejun Liu,
Xuejun Liu,
Davey L. Jones,
Mingyu Zhao,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Siyang Ren,
Davey L. Jones,
Siyang Ren,
Davey L. Jones,
David R. Chadwick
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
David R. Chadwick
Xuejun Liu,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
David R. Chadwick
Yuxuan Cao,
Kai Wang,
Xuejun Liu,
Xuejun Liu,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
David R. Chadwick
Samson Mofolo,
David R. Chadwick
Samson Mofolo,
David R. Chadwick
Davey L. Jones,
David R. Chadwick
Kai Wang,
David R. Chadwick
Jiexi Liang,
Davey L. Jones,
Jiexi Liang,
David R. Chadwick
Davey L. Jones,
David R. Chadwick
Zhen Li,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
David R. Chadwick
David R. Chadwick
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Kai Wang,
Davey L. Jones,
Wen Xu,
Davey L. Jones,
David R. Chadwick
Xuejun Liu,
Kai Wang,
David R. Chadwick
David R. Chadwick
Xuejun Liu,
David R. Chadwick
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Davey L. Jones,
Xuejun Liu,
Xuejun Liu,
David R. Chadwick
Summary
Researchers investigated atmospheric microplastic deposition in a rural area of the North China Plain, finding significant quantities of microplastics deposited through both dry and wet pathways, with fibers and polyethylene being the dominant types.
Microplastics (MPs) pollution is becoming one of the most pressing environmental issues globally. MPs in the marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments have been fairly well investigated. However, knowledge of the atmospheric-mediated deposition of MPs within rural environments is limited. Here, we present the results of bulk (dry and wet) atmospheric MPs deposition in a rural region of Quzhou County in the North China Plain (NCP). Samples of MPs in the atmospheric bulk deposition were collected for individual rainfall events over a 12-month period from August 2020 to August 2021. The number and size of MPs from 35 rainfall samples were measured by fluorescence microscopy, while the chemical composition of MPs was identified using micro-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (μ-FTIR). The results showed that the atmospheric MPs deposition rate in summer (892-75,421 particles/m/day) was highest compared to 735-9428, 280-4244 and 86-1347 particles/m/day in spring, autumn, and winter, respectively. Furthermore, the MPs deposition rates in our study were 1-2 orders of magnitude higher than those in other regions, indicating a higher rate of MPs deposition in the rural region of the NCP. MPs with a diameter of 3-50 μm accounted for 75.6 %, 78.4 %, 73.4 % and 66.1 % of total MPs deposition in spring, summer, autumn, and winter, respectively, showing that the majority of MPs in the current study were small in size. Rayon fibers accounted for the largest proportion (32 %) of all MPs, followed by polyethylene terephthalate (12 %) and polyethylene (8 %). This study also found that a significant positive correlation between rainfall volume and MPs deposition rate. In addition, HYSPLIT back-trajectory modelling showed that the farthest source of deposition MPs may have come from Russia.