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Determination of microplastics (4.75 mm to 0.315 mm) in Timiza Lake in the city of Bogotá D.C.
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This study determined microplastic concentrations (0.315–4.75 mm) in surface water samples from Timiza Lake in Bogotá, Colombia, using a standardized protocol developed from national and international methodologies. The research also included microbiological and physicochemical characterization of the water body alongside the microplastic quantification.
La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo la determinación de microplásticos entre 4,75 mm y 0,315 mm en el Lago Timiza en la ciudad de Bogotá, para ello se revió la fuente bibliográfica nacional e internacional de los procesos metodológicos para encontrar microplásticos en muestras de agua, a partir de dicha revisión se estableció un protocolo llevado a cabo en los laboratorios de la Ciudadela Universitaria El Porvenir en nueve muestras de 500 ml donde fue posible encontrar microplásticos en el agua superficial del lago, además se realizó la cuantificación de otras característica del cuerpo de agua como un análisis microbiológico y la medición de datos fisicoquímicos.
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