A Study of Microplastic Particles in Danish Tap Water
Water2021
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Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Louise Feld,
Jakob Strand
Jakob Strand
Jakob Strand
Jakob Strand
Jakob Strand
Jakob Strand
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Jakob Strand
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Jakob Strand
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Vitor Hugo da Silva,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Jakob Strand
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Jakob Strand
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Vitor Hugo da Silva,
Vitor Hugo da Silva,
Vitor Hugo da Silva,
Jakob Strand
Louise Feld,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Jakob Strand
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Fionn Murphy,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Fionn Murphy,
Vitor Hugo da Silva,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Jakob Strand
Fionn Murphy,
Louise Feld,
Louise Feld,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Fionn Murphy,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Vitor Hugo da Silva,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Fionn Murphy,
Jakob Strand
Jakob Strand
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Jakob Strand
Jakob Strand
Fionn Murphy,
Jakob Strand
Jakob Strand
Jakob Strand
Jakob Strand
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Jakob Strand
Jakob Strand
Fionn Murphy,
Fionn Murphy,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Jakob Strand
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Jakob Strand
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Jakob Strand
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Jakob Strand
Fionn Murphy,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Fionn Murphy,
Louise Feld,
Jakob Strand
Jakob Strand
Jakob Strand
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Louise Feld,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Jakob Strand
Jakob Strand
Vitor Hugo da Silva,
Jakob Strand
Jakob Strand
Summary
Researchers investigated microplastic presence in tap water from 17 households and workplaces across Denmark using careful contamination controls. They found a low level of microplastic particles in Danish drinking water, with most particles being small fragments or fibers. The study suggests that while microplastics are detectable in treated tap water, the concentrations found in Denmark's well-maintained water infrastructure were relatively low.
Microplastics (MPs) are omnipresent in our surroundings and in the environment, with drinking water being a potential pathway for human exposure. This study investigated the presence of MPs in Danish drinking water from 17 different households and workplaces in Denmark. Samples of tap water were collected using a closed sampling system to decrease airborne contamination, and QA/QC measurements were performed to assess background contamination. Particles > 100 µm were visually analysed by stereomicroscopy in combination with spectroscopy analysis (µ-FTIR) to evaluate morphology and chemical composition. An assessment of MP particles down to 10 µm was performed on water samples from three locations using hyperspectral image analysis. The results indicate a low level of MPs in Danish drinking water, with a total of seven MP particles across all samples, comprising PET, PP, PS, and ABS. Microfibers were the most common type of MP-like particles in both drinking water and blanks, but the concentration for all samples was below the limit of detection and could not be differentiated from background contamination. Most of the particles analysed by µ-FTIR were identified as cellulose fibres and a smaller subset as protein. Based on this work, we discuss the status of MP drinking water studies and address challenges and limitations regarding the analysis of MP in drinking water.