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SUBMITTER: Jiang C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6210014 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jiang Changbo C Yin Lingshi L Wen Xiaofeng X Du Chunyan C Wu Lixue L Long Yuannan Y Liu Yizhuang Y Ma Yuan Y Yin Qide Q Zhou Zhenyu Z Pan Hemin H
International journal of environmental research and public health 20181001 10
Microplastic pollution was investigated in sediment and surface water in West Dongting Lake and South Dongting Lake for the first time. The abundance of microplastics ranged from 616.67 to 2216.67 items/m³ and 716.67 to 2316.67 items/m³ in the lakeshore surface water of West Dongting Lake and South Dongting Lake, respectively. The highest levels of microplastic pollution were found in the lakes' outlets. In the lake center sites of the West Dongting Lake and South Dongting Lake, the abundance of ...[more]