Microplastics in the drinking water of the Riobamba city, Ecuador

Marcel Paredes; Tito Castillo; Rafaela Viteri; G. Fuentes; Elba María Bodero Poveda

doi:10.22630/pniks.2019.28.4.59

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Microplastics in the drinking water of the Riobamba city, Ecuador

Scientific Review Engineering and Environmental Sciences (SREES) 2019 17 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.

Marcel Paredes, Tito Castillo, Rafaela Viteri, G. Fuentes, Elba María Bodero Poveda

Summary

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.

Study Type Environmental

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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