Microplastic and mesoplastic in selected waters flowing in the Kraków agglomeration
author:
EWA DACEWICZ, TOMASZ BERGEL, EWA ŁOBOS-MOYSA, KATARZYNA MORACZEWSKA-MAJKUT, WITOLD K. NOCOŃ
ORCID ID:
0000-0003-2167-8091, 0000-0003- 0475-112X, 0000-0001-8180-7903, 0000-0002-3888-6199, 0000-0002-4404-8108
No:
9/2022 Instal p. 43-47
DOI:
DOI 10.36119/15.2022.9.5
In the article, the assessment of the occurrence of plastic particles in the reservoirs of the Vistula River flowing through the Krakow agglomeration was made. In the collected water samples, the presence of plastic particles according to their origin, size, color and shape was determined. The presence of plastic particles in all the tested stagnations was found. Based on the size, two main groups were distinguished, i.e. microplastic and mesoplastic. Due to the color of the particles, six main groups of plastic are distinguished: white, black, red, blue, gray and others. In terms of shape, the plastic particles are classified into five groups, i.e. foil, granules, flakes, scraps and fibers.
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About Authors:
dr inż. Ewa Dacewicz https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2167-8091, dr hab. inż. Tomasz Bergel, prof. URK https://orcid.org/0000-0003- 0475-112X – Katedra Inżynierii Sanitarnej i Gospodarki Wodnej, Wydział Inżynierii Środowiska i Geodezji, Uniwersytet Rolniczy im. Hugona Kołłątaja w Krakowie; dr hab. inż. Ewa Łobos-Moysa, prof. PŚ https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8180-7903; dr inż. Katarzyna Moraczewska-Majkut https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3888-6199; dr inż. Witold K. Nocoń https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4404-8108 – Katedra Inżynierii Wody i Ścieków, Wydział Inżynierii Środowiska i Energetyki, Politechnika Śląska w Gliwicach.
Corresponding author: ewa.wasik@urk.edu.pl