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The first evidence of microplastics in plant-formed fresh-water micro-ecosystems: Dipsacus teasel phytotelmata in Slovakia contaminated with MPs

Authors :
Katarína Fogašová
Peter Manko
Jozef Oboňa
Source :
BioRisk. 18:133-143
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Pensoft Publishers, 2022.

Abstract

Tiny pieces of plastic, or microplastics, are one of the emerging pollutants in a wide range of different ecosystems. However, they have, thus far, not been confirmed from phytotelmata – specific small water-filled cavities provided by terrestrial plants. The authors confirmed microplastics (141 μm – 2.4 mm long fibres of several colour and blue and orange fragments with diameters of 9–81 μm) in quantities from 101 to 409 per ml in Dipsacus telmata from two different periods. The phytotelmata, therefore, appear to be possible indicators of current and future microplastic pollution of the environment. However, further research is needed to obtain accurate information and verify the methodology for possible assessment of the local environmental burden of microplastics.

Details

ISSN :
13132652 and 13132644
Volume :
18
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
BioRisk
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....d2a9a9c9c9d5a8723b40a7c09047183d
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3897/biorisk.18.87433