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Microplastics in the drinking water of the Riobamba city, Ecuador
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Researchers analyzed 62 drinking water samples from the Riobamba city distribution system in Ecuador, sourced from glacial meltwater wells, and found microplastic presence in 19% of samples using cellulose filtration and Nile red staining.
The city of Riobamba captures for human consumption groundwater from melting glaciers, from seven wells in the foothills of the Chimborazo volcano. The objective is determine the percentage of existing microplastics in drinking water distribution system. Sixty two samples were collected, analysed with a cellulose filter and Nile red dye. Then observed in a stereoscope, obtaining presence in 12 samples of the 62 analysed. The results of the analysis show that there is a 19% presence of microplastics.
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