On microplastics abundance in waters of Guizhou, China

Shimin XIONG; Gaofeng BAI; Xubo SHEN; Yuanzhong ZHOU

doi:10.1007/s00343-025-4207-0

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On microplastics abundance in waters of Guizhou, China

Micro- and nano-plastics in freshwater environments | Updated：2025-03-21

- On microplastics abundance in waters of Guizhou, China
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 43, Issue 2, Pages: 383-395(2025)
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  School of Public Health, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China
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  zhouyuanzhong@163.com
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-025-4207-0
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- Received：12 October 2023，
  
  Online First：13 November 2024，
  
  Published：01 March 2025
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XIONG Shimin,BAI Gaofeng,SHEN Xubo,et al.On microplastics abundance in waters of Guizhou, China[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2025,43(02):383-395.
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XIONG Shimin,BAI Gaofeng,SHEN Xubo,et al.On microplastics abundance in waters of Guizhou, China[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2025,43(02):383-395. DOI： 10.1007/s00343-025-4207-0.

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Abstract

Microplastics (MPs) have been widely detected in marine environments

yet the pollution in terrestrial fresh waters in economically underdeveloped and remote areas is poorly understood. We investigated the abundance and distribution of MPs in inland waters (including open waters in river

lake

reservoir

stream

and tap water and bottled water) in Guizhou

SW China

detected by Nile Red staining. Results show that MPs were detected in all samples

with the mean abundance

of 3.5±1.9 items/mL in 34 river water samples

3.9±1.9 items/mL in 14 lake and reservoir water samples

3.4±2.4 items/mL in 87 stream water samples

3.8±3.8 items/mL in 164 tap water samples

and 1.3±3.2 items/mL in 12 bottled water samples from 4 different brands. The MP abundance in open field waters (3.6±3.0 items/mL) was significantly higher than that in bottled water (1.3±3.2 items/mL) (

0.05). The microplastics with particle sizes of 10–20 μm accounted for more than 50% of all samples. The composition ratio of small- and medium-sized microplastics in open waters was higher than in tap and bottled water (

0.05). The MPs abundance tended to increase with the decrease in particle size. Therefore

microplastic pollution varied in different degrees in open waters in economically underdeveloped and remote areas of the southwestern China

which is consistent with microplastic pollution in other similar water environments. This study provided a reference for understanding the microplastic content and pollution control in the inland waters in western and remote areas of China.

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