Microplastics and anthropogenic fibre concentrations in lakes reflect surrounding land use.

Pollution from microplastics and anthropogenic fibres threatens lakes, but we know little about what factors predict its accumulation. Lakes may be especially contaminated because of long water retention times and proximity to pollution sources. Here, we surveyed anthropogenic microparticles, i.e.,...

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Autores principales:	Andrew J Tanentzap, Samuel Cottingham, Jérémy Fonvielle, Isobel Riley, Lucy M Walker, Samuel G Woodman, Danai Kontou, Christian M Pichler, Erwin Reisner, Laurent Lebreton
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
Materias:	Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:89fa3838831e4384af73932276703aae2021-12-02T19:54:36ZMicroplastics and anthropogenic fibre concentrations in lakes reflect surrounding land use.1544-91731545-788510.1371/journal.pbio.3001389https://doaj.org/article/89fa3838831e4384af73932276703aae2021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001389https://doaj.org/toc/1544-9173https://doaj.org/toc/1545-7885Pollution from microplastics and anthropogenic fibres threatens lakes, but we know little about what factors predict its accumulation. Lakes may be especially contaminated because of long water retention times and proximity to pollution sources. Here, we surveyed anthropogenic microparticles, i.e., microplastics and anthropogenic fibres, in surface waters of 67 European lakes spanning 30° of latitude and large environmental gradients. By collating data from >2,100 published net tows, we found that microparticle concentrations in our field survey were higher than previously reported in lakes and comparable to rivers and oceans. We then related microparticle concentrations in our field survey to surrounding land use, water chemistry, and plastic emissions to sites estimated from local hydrology, population density, and waste production. Microparticle concentrations in European lakes quadrupled as both estimated mismanaged waste inputs and wastewater treatment loads increased in catchments. Concentrations decreased by 2 and 5 times over the range of surrounding forest cover and potential in-lake biodegradation, respectively. As anthropogenic debris continues to pollute the environment, our data will help contextualise future work, and our models can inform control and remediation efforts.Andrew J TanentzapSamuel CottinghamJérémy FonvielleIsobel RileyLucy M WalkerSamuel G WoodmanDanai KontouChristian M PichlerErwin ReisnerLaurent LebretonPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENPLoS Biology, Vol 19, Iss 9, p e3001389 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Andrew J Tanentzap Samuel Cottingham Jérémy Fonvielle Isobel Riley Lucy M Walker Samuel G Woodman Danai Kontou Christian M Pichler Erwin Reisner Laurent Lebreton Microplastics and anthropogenic fibre concentrations in lakes reflect surrounding land use.
description	Pollution from microplastics and anthropogenic fibres threatens lakes, but we know little about what factors predict its accumulation. Lakes may be especially contaminated because of long water retention times and proximity to pollution sources. Here, we surveyed anthropogenic microparticles, i.e., microplastics and anthropogenic fibres, in surface waters of 67 European lakes spanning 30° of latitude and large environmental gradients. By collating data from >2,100 published net tows, we found that microparticle concentrations in our field survey were higher than previously reported in lakes and comparable to rivers and oceans. We then related microparticle concentrations in our field survey to surrounding land use, water chemistry, and plastic emissions to sites estimated from local hydrology, population density, and waste production. Microparticle concentrations in European lakes quadrupled as both estimated mismanaged waste inputs and wastewater treatment loads increased in catchments. Concentrations decreased by 2 and 5 times over the range of surrounding forest cover and potential in-lake biodegradation, respectively. As anthropogenic debris continues to pollute the environment, our data will help contextualise future work, and our models can inform control and remediation efforts.
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author	Andrew J Tanentzap Samuel Cottingham Jérémy Fonvielle Isobel Riley Lucy M Walker Samuel G Woodman Danai Kontou Christian M Pichler Erwin Reisner Laurent Lebreton
author_facet	Andrew J Tanentzap Samuel Cottingham Jérémy Fonvielle Isobel Riley Lucy M Walker Samuel G Woodman Danai Kontou Christian M Pichler Erwin Reisner Laurent Lebreton
author_sort	Andrew J Tanentzap
title	Microplastics and anthropogenic fibre concentrations in lakes reflect surrounding land use.
title_short	Microplastics and anthropogenic fibre concentrations in lakes reflect surrounding land use.
title_full	Microplastics and anthropogenic fibre concentrations in lakes reflect surrounding land use.
title_fullStr	Microplastics and anthropogenic fibre concentrations in lakes reflect surrounding land use.
title_full_unstemmed	Microplastics and anthropogenic fibre concentrations in lakes reflect surrounding land use.
title_sort	microplastics and anthropogenic fibre concentrations in lakes reflect surrounding land use.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
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Microplastics and anthropogenic fibre concentrations in lakes reflect surrounding land use.

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