Microplastic Detection and Analysis in River Yamuna, Delhi

Debarshi Ghosh; Madhuri Kumari

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-1303-6_19

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Microplastic Detection and Analysis in River Yamuna, Delhi

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Debarshi Ghosh, Madhuri Kumari

Summary

Microplastic contamination was detected at high densities in the Yamuna River in Delhi, with these sub-0.5mm particles found to carry carcinogenic compounds into freshwater systems used by millions of people. The findings highlight the urgent need for pollution controls in South Asian urban waterways, where microplastics pose compounding risks to both aquatic life and human drinking water sources.

Study Type Environmental

Plastic tainting of fresh water is a mounting and unavoidable environmental concern. Litter sized less than 0.5 mm plastic pieces called microplastic can be found in high densities in water. These non-degradable microplastics are known to form carcinogenic...

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