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Assessment on the pollution level and risk of microplastics on bathing beaches: a case study of Liandao, China
Microplastic pollution on bathing beaches threatens the health of human beings and coastal organisms. There is a lack of assessment on the level of microplastic pollution and the health risk associated with plastics. As one of the earliest open bathing beaches in China, Liandao is well known as the...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9911957/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36763164 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-10994-4 |
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author | Wu, Xiaowei Zhong, Chongqing Wang, Teng Zou, Xinqing |
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description | Microplastic pollution on bathing beaches threatens the health of human beings and coastal organisms. There is a lack of assessment on the level of microplastic pollution and the health risk associated with plastics. As one of the earliest open bathing beaches in China, Liandao is well known as the two high-quality beaches. However, little is known about the extent of microplastic pollution on these bathing beaches. Based on the analysis of microplastic pollution abundance, distribution, shape, size, color, and composition at the Liandao bathing beaches, this study puts forward a novel approach to comprehensively evaluate the microplastic pollution level and risk level by using the Nemerow pollution index (NPI) and polymer hazard index (PHI). The results show that the average abundance of microplastics on the Liandao bathing beaches is 135.42 ± 49.58 items/kg; the main shapes are fibers, fragments, and granules. Most of the microplastics are transparent, brown, and black, accounting for 71.54%, and they have an average particle size of 0.63 ± 0.43 mm. The main components are PE, PP, PS, PET, and nylon, of which nylon appears in the highest proportion (54.77%). The microplastic NPI and PHI values are 0.38 and 74.81, respectively, indicating that the pollution level and health risk index of microplastics on the Liandao bathing beaches are both low. With the increase in population and per capita consumption, plastic waste generated on land will continue to increase. Finally, this study puts forward some suggestions regarding microplastic monitoring, plastic waste management, and environmental attitudes and behavior. |
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spelling | pubmed-99119572023-02-10 Assessment on the pollution level and risk of microplastics on bathing beaches: a case study of Liandao, China Wu, Xiaowei Zhong, Chongqing Wang, Teng Zou, Xinqing Environ Monit Assess Article Microplastic pollution on bathing beaches threatens the health of human beings and coastal organisms. There is a lack of assessment on the level of microplastic pollution and the health risk associated with plastics. As one of the earliest open bathing beaches in China, Liandao is well known as the two high-quality beaches. However, little is known about the extent of microplastic pollution on these bathing beaches. Based on the analysis of microplastic pollution abundance, distribution, shape, size, color, and composition at the Liandao bathing beaches, this study puts forward a novel approach to comprehensively evaluate the microplastic pollution level and risk level by using the Nemerow pollution index (NPI) and polymer hazard index (PHI). The results show that the average abundance of microplastics on the Liandao bathing beaches is 135.42 ± 49.58 items/kg; the main shapes are fibers, fragments, and granules. Most of the microplastics are transparent, brown, and black, accounting for 71.54%, and they have an average particle size of 0.63 ± 0.43 mm. The main components are PE, PP, PS, PET, and nylon, of which nylon appears in the highest proportion (54.77%). The microplastic NPI and PHI values are 0.38 and 74.81, respectively, indicating that the pollution level and health risk index of microplastics on the Liandao bathing beaches are both low. With the increase in population and per capita consumption, plastic waste generated on land will continue to increase. Finally, this study puts forward some suggestions regarding microplastic monitoring, plastic waste management, and environmental attitudes and behavior. Springer International Publishing 2023-02-10 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC9911957/ /pubmed/36763164 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-10994-4 Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023, Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law. This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Article Wu, Xiaowei Zhong, Chongqing Wang, Teng Zou, Xinqing Assessment on the pollution level and risk of microplastics on bathing beaches: a case study of Liandao, China |
title | Assessment on the pollution level and risk of microplastics on bathing beaches: a case study of Liandao, China |
title_full | Assessment on the pollution level and risk of microplastics on bathing beaches: a case study of Liandao, China |
title_fullStr | Assessment on the pollution level and risk of microplastics on bathing beaches: a case study of Liandao, China |
title_full_unstemmed | Assessment on the pollution level and risk of microplastics on bathing beaches: a case study of Liandao, China |
title_short | Assessment on the pollution level and risk of microplastics on bathing beaches: a case study of Liandao, China |
title_sort | assessment on the pollution level and risk of microplastics on bathing beaches: a case study of liandao, china |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9911957/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36763164 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-10994-4 |
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