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Pollution due to Plastics and Microplastics in Lake Geneva

Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) 2013 5 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Florian Faure, Marie Corbaz, Hadrien Baecher, Vasco Neuhaus, Luiz de Alencastro

Summary

Lake Geneva was found to be contaminated with diverse microplastic particles including primary pellets and secondary fragments, with floating microplastics confirmed to adsorb polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The study highlights both the widespread presence of microplastics in freshwater environments and the need for improved beach sampling methodologies.

Study Type Environmental

Lake Geneva is indeed affected by microplastic pollution Diverse particle types, including primary pebbles and secondary fragments Floating microplastics do sorb PCBs Fauna may be in contact with these microplastics Methodology needs improvement for beach sampling and assessing impacts on fauna Representativity limitations raising

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