Case Study—Risks Posed by MPs Presence and Transport in Brisbane River Sediments, Australia

Beibei He; An Liu; Godwin A. Ayoko; Prasanna Egodawatta; Buddhi Wijesiri; Ashantha Goonetilleke

doi:10.1007/978-981-99-0628-4_4

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Case Study—Risks Posed by MPs Presence and Transport in Brisbane River Sediments, Australia

SpringerBriefs in water science and technology 2023

Beibei He, An Liu, Godwin A. Ayoko, Prasanna Egodawatta, Buddhi Wijesiri, Ashantha Goonetilleke

Summary

This case study characterized the environmental risk and transport behavior of microplastics in urban river sediments collected from 22 sites along the Brisbane River in Australia, analyzing how sediment dynamics move plastic particles through the watershed. Urban river sediments act as both sinks and secondary sources of microplastic contamination, threatening downstream aquatic life and water quality used for human consumption.

Study Type Environmental

This chapter presents the outcomes of a case study which focused on understanding the environmental risksEnvironmental risk and transportTransport processes of microplastics (MPs) in urban river sedimentsSediments. Sediment samples obtained from twenty-two sampling...

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