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ArticleBulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology2024

Microplastic Abundance and Sources in Surface Water Samples of the Vaal River, South Africa.

Dalia Saad, Gibbon Ramaremisa, Michelle Ndlovu, Patricia Chauke, Josiane Nikiema, Luke Chimuka

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Article in Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Dalia SaadSchool of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. dalia.saad@wits.ac.za.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6023-4018
Gibbon RamaremisaSchool of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Michelle NdlovuSchool of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Patricia ChaukeSchool of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Josiane NikiemaInternational Water Management Institute, Accra, Ghana.
Luke ChimukaSchool of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Funding

Royal Society FLR\R1\201062
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microplastics (MPs) have emerged as a global environmental concern due to their persistent nature. In South Africa, microplastic research has primarily focused on marine systems. However, recent years have seen a shift in focus to studying MPs in South African freshwaters. In this study, MPs with a minimum size of 0.055 mm in surface water of the Vaal River, South Africa, were reported. MPs were 100% prevalent, with a mean numerical abundance of 0.68 ± 0.64 particles/m

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MicroplasticsRiversPlasticsPolyethylenePolypropylenesSouth AfricaWaterMicroplasticsPlasticsPolyethylenePolypropylenesWaterFreshwaterMicroplasticsSouth AfricaVaal River

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PMID38180521
PMCPMC10769928

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