Presence of microplastics in drinking water from different freshwater sources in Flanders (Belgium), an urbanized region in Europe

Abstract Microplastics (MPs) are emerging contaminants of concern in aquatic ecosystems. Up to now, only a few studies about MP contamination in drinking water have been published. In this study, we analysed drinking water originating from ground water, surface water and treated sewage water for the...

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Main Authors: Ilias Semmouri, Maaike Vercauteren, Emmanuel Van Acker, Emmy Pequeur, Jana Asselman, Colin Janssen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:International Journal of Food Contamination
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40550-022-00091-8