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Environmental Sources
Marine & Wildlife
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Microplastics in sewer sediments of the Parisian combined sewer network
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
2022
Minh-Thuy Nguyen,
Nam Ngoc Phuong,
Rachid Dris,
Johnny Gaspéri,
Thomas Gillet,
Mohamed Sharaf,
Sam Azimi,
Bruno Tassin
Summary
Scientists found tiny plastic bits (microplastics) buried in the muck at the bottom of Paris's sewer system, showing that these particles build up in urban infrastructure, not just oceans and rivers. This matters because sewer sediments can be a hidden reservoir of microplastics that may eventually wash into waterways or affect water treatment processes, adding to the pollution that ends up in our environment, and potentially our food and water supply.
International audience