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Microplastic abundance, distribution and composition in water, sediments, and wild fish from Poyang Lake, China
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety2018
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Wenke Yuan,
Wenke Yuan,
Mingxiao Di,
Mingxiao Di,
Mingxiao Di,
Wenfeng Wang,
Mingxiao Di
Mingxiao Di
Mingxiao Di
Wenfeng Wang,
Xiaoning Liu,
Wenfeng Wang,
Wenfeng Wang,
Wenfeng Wang,
Xiaoning Liu,
Jun Wang,
Wenfeng Wang,
Jun Wang,
Wenfeng Wang,
Wenfeng Wang,
Wenfeng Wang,
Wenfeng Wang,
Wenke Yuan,
Jun Wang,
Wenke Yuan,
Wenke Yuan,
Wenke Yuan,
Wenke Yuan,
Xiaoning Liu,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Wenke Yuan,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Wenfeng Wang,
Wenfeng Wang,
Xiaoning Liu,
Xiaoning Liu,
Xiaoning Liu,
Xiaoning Liu,
Xiaoning Liu,
Xiaoning Liu,
Xiaoning Liu,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Xiaoning Liu,
Jun Wang,
Wenke Yuan,
Jun Wang,
Wenke Yuan,
Jun Wang,
Wenke Yuan,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Wenke Yuan,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Xiaoning Liu,
Wenfeng Wang,
Mingxiao Di
Mingxiao Di,
Wenfeng Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Wenfeng Wang,
Jun Wang,
Xiaoning Liu,
Jun Wang,
Wenfeng Wang,
Jun Wang,
Xiaoning Liu,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Xiaoning Liu,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Xiaoning Liu,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Xiaoning Liu,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Wenke Yuan,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Wenke Yuan,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Xiaoning Liu,
Xiaoning Liu,
Mingxiao Di
Mingxiao Di,
Wenke Yuan,
Wenke Yuan,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Wenke Yuan,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Wenfeng Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Wenke Yuan,
Jun Wang,
Xiaoning Liu,
Jun Wang,
Xiaoning Liu,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Wenfeng Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Xiaoning Liu,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Xiaoning Liu,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Wenke Yuan,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Wenke Yuan,
Mingxiao Di
Summary
Microplastics were measured in surface water, sediments, and fish (crucian carp) across Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake, finding 5–34 items/L in water, 54–506 items/kg in sediments, and 0–18 items per fish, with heterogeneous spatial distribution related to anthropogenic and topographic factors. The study provides comprehensive multi-compartment baseline data on microplastic contamination in a major Chinese freshwater ecosystem.
Microplastic pollution in global aquatic environments has aroused increasing concern in recent years. In this study, the occurrence of microplastics in multiple environmental compartments was investigated in Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake of China. The abundance of microplastics was respectively 5-34 items/L for surface waters, 54-506 items/kg for sediments, and 0-18 items per individual for wild crucians (Carassius auratus). The distribution of microplastics in Poyang Lake varied heterogeneously in space, with the highest abundance being observed in the middle region of the lake for surface waters and in the northern region for sediments. Anthropogenic and topographic factors were speculated to be the major factors affecting the abundance and distribution of microplastics. The majority of the detected microplastics were found with a size of < 0.5 mm, with fibrous and coloured being the predominant characteristics. Polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) were the major polymer types of the selected plastic particles, indicating that domestic sewage and fishing activities might be the main sources of microplastics in the lake. No significant correlation was observed between microplastic abundance in surface water and sediment samples. Our results demonstrated the wide occurrence of microplastics in water, sediment and biota of the Poyang Lake, which may assist in extending our knowledge regarding microplastics pollution in inland freshwater systems.