Abundance and Characterization of Microplastics in Main Urban Ditches Across the Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia
Microplastics (MPs) pollution in water bodies, wastewater, and sewage is of concern due to their probable effects on the environment and human health. This study is a first-time attempt to evaluate MPs occurrence, abundance, characteristics, and polymeric types in sediment and agglomerated sewage wa...
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| description | Microplastics (MPs) pollution in water bodies, wastewater, and sewage is of concern due to their probable effects on the environment and human health. This study is a first-time attempt to evaluate MPs occurrence, abundance, characteristics, and polymeric types in sediment and agglomerated sewage water from several urban ditches in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, in two class sizes (> 0.5 and < 0.5 mm). Out of the total of 239 MP particles, 61.09% were of <0.5 mm and this dominant fraction was transparent and consisted of fragmentary shapes. The mean abundances of <0.5 mm particles were 5 ± 1.00 items/50 g in sediment and 3.00 ± 1.00 items/ml in agglomerated sewage water. Similarly, the abundances of >0.5 mm fractions were 2.33 ± 0.58 items/50 g in sediment and 1.33 ± 0.58 items/50 ml in Agglomerated sewage water. Polyethylene (PE), Polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), Polystyrene (PS), polyamide (PA), and polyvinylchloride (PVC), were the most detected plastics. However, PET and PVC were not detected in the agglomerated sewage water samples. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5b53e3e319484d2a8d6830518cb104822022-12-21T23:44:25ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Environmental Science2296-665X2022-02-011010.3389/fenvs.2022.831417831417Abundance and Characterization of Microplastics in Main Urban Ditches Across the Bahir Dar City, EthiopiaSahlu Mhiret Gela0Tadele Assefa Aragaw1School Chemical and Mechanical Engineering, Woldia Institute of Technology, Woldia University, Woldia, EthiopiaFaculty of Chemical and Food Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaMicroplastics (MPs) pollution in water bodies, wastewater, and sewage is of concern due to their probable effects on the environment and human health. This study is a first-time attempt to evaluate MPs occurrence, abundance, characteristics, and polymeric types in sediment and agglomerated sewage water from several urban ditches in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, in two class sizes (> 0.5 and < 0.5 mm). Out of the total of 239 MP particles, 61.09% were of <0.5 mm and this dominant fraction was transparent and consisted of fragmentary shapes. The mean abundances of <0.5 mm particles were 5 ± 1.00 items/50 g in sediment and 3.00 ± 1.00 items/ml in agglomerated sewage water. Similarly, the abundances of >0.5 mm fractions were 2.33 ± 0.58 items/50 g in sediment and 1.33 ± 0.58 items/50 ml in Agglomerated sewage water. Polyethylene (PE), Polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), Polystyrene (PS), polyamide (PA), and polyvinylchloride (PVC), were the most detected plastics. However, PET and PVC were not detected in the agglomerated sewage water samples.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.831417/fullBahir Dar cityurban ditchwater of agglomerationsedimentsmicroplasticsynthetic polymers |
| spellingShingle | Sahlu Mhiret Gela Tadele Assefa Aragaw Abundance and Characterization of Microplastics in Main Urban Ditches Across the Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia Frontiers in Environmental Science Bahir Dar city urban ditch water of agglomeration sediments microplastic synthetic polymers |
| title | Abundance and Characterization of Microplastics in Main Urban Ditches Across the Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia |
| title_full | Abundance and Characterization of Microplastics in Main Urban Ditches Across the Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Abundance and Characterization of Microplastics in Main Urban Ditches Across the Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Abundance and Characterization of Microplastics in Main Urban Ditches Across the Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia |
| title_short | Abundance and Characterization of Microplastics in Main Urban Ditches Across the Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia |
| title_sort | abundance and characterization of microplastics in main urban ditches across the bahir dar city ethiopia |
| topic | Bahir Dar city urban ditch water of agglomeration sediments microplastic synthetic polymers |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.831417/full |
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