Plastic debris in lakes and reservoirs
Por:
Nava, Veronica, Chandra, Sudeep, Aherne, Julian, Alfonso, Maria B., Antão-Geraldes A.M., Attermeyer, Katrin, Bao, Roberto, Bartrons, Mireia, Berger, Stella A., Biernaczyk, Marcin, Bissen, Raphael, Brookes, Justin D., Brown, David, Cañedo-Argüelles M., Canle, Moises, Capelli, Camilla, Carballeira, Rafael, Cereijo, Jose Luis, Chawchai, Sakonvan, Christensen, Soren T., Christoffersen, Kirsten S., de Eyto, Elvira, Delgado, Jorge, Dornan, Tyler N., Doubek, Jonathan P., Dusaucy, Julia, Erina, Oxana, Ersoy, Zeynep, Feuchtmayr, Heidrun, Frezzotti, Maria Luce, Galafassi, Silvia, Gateuille, David, Gonçalves V., Grossart H.-P., Hamilton, David P., Harris, Ted D., Kangur, Kuelli, Kankilic, Goekben Basaran, Kessler, Rebecca, Kiel, Christine, Krynak, Edward M., Leiva-Presa À., Lepori, Fabio, Matias, Miguel G., Matsuzaki S.-I.S., McElarney, Yvonne, Messyasz, Beata, Mitchell, Mark, Mlambo, Musa C., Motitsoe, Samuel N., Nandini, Sarma, Orlandi, Valentina, Owens, Caroline, Özkundakci D., Pinnow, Solvig, Pociecha, Agnieszka, Raposeiro, Pedro Miguel, Rõõm E.-I., Rotta, Federica, Salmaso, Nico, Sarma S.S.S., Sartirana, Davide, Scordo, Facundo, Sibomana, Claver, Siewert, Daniel, Stepanowska, Katarzyna, Tavsanoglu, UlkU Nihan, Tereshina, Maria, Thompson, James, Tolotti, Monica, Valois, Amanda, Verburg, Piet, Welsh, Brittany, Wesolek, Brian, Weyhenmeyer, Gesa A., Wu, Naicheng, Zawisza, Edyta, Zink, Lauren, Leoni, Barbara
Publicada:
1 ene 2023
Categoría:
Multidisciplinary
Resumen:
Plastic debris is thought to be widespread in freshwater ecosystems globally1. However, a lack of comprehensive and comparable data makes rigorous assessment of its distribution challenging2,3. Here we present a standardized cross-national survey that assesses the abundance and type of plastic debris (>250 µm) in freshwater ecosystems. We sample surface waters of 38 lakes and reservoirs, distributed across gradients of geographical position and limnological attributes, with the aim to identify factors associated with an increased observation of plastics. We find plastic debris in all studied lakes and reservoirs, suggesting that these ecosystems play a key role in the plastic-pollution cycle. Our results indicate that two types of lakes are particularly vulnerable to plastic contamination: lakes and reservoirs in densely populated and urbanized areas and large lakes and reservoirs with elevated deposition areas, long water-retention times and high levels of anthropogenic influence. Plastic concentrations vary widely among lakes; in the most polluted, concentrations reach or even exceed those reported in the subtropical oceanic gyres, marine areas collecting large amounts of debris4. Our findings highlight the importance of including lakes and reservoirs when addressing plastic pollution, in the context of pollution management and for the continued provision of lake ecosystem services. © 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.
Filiaciones:
Nava, Veronica:
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Chandra, Sudeep:
Global Water Center, Department of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, United States
Department of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, United States
Aherne, Julian:
School of the Environment, Trent University, Peterborough, Canada
Alfonso, Maria B.:
Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu UniversityFukuoka, Japan
Antão-Geraldes A.M.:
Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
Laboratório Associado para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnologia em Regiões de Montanha (SusTEC), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
Attermeyer, Katrin:
WasserCluster Lunz - Biologische Station, Lunz am See, Austria
Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of ViennaVienna, Austria
Bao, Roberto:
Centro Interdisciplinar de Química e Bioloxía (CICA), GRICA Group, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
Bartrons, Mireia:
Aquatic Ecology Group, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Spain
Berger, Stella A.:
Department of Plankton and Microbial Ecology, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Stechlin, Germany
Biernaczyk, Marcin:
Faculty of Food Sciences and Fisheries, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland
Bissen, Raphael:
Department of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, Chulalongkorn UniversityBangkok, Thailand
Brookes, Justin D.:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, Australia
Brown, David:
Department of Environmental Data, Horizons Regional Council, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Cañedo-Argüelles M.:
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
Canle, Moises:
React! Group, Faculty of Sciences & CICA, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
Capelli, Camilla:
Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Mendrisio, Switzerland
Carballeira, Rafael:
Centro Interdisciplinar de Química e Bioloxía (CICA), GRICA Group, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of ValenciaValencia, Spain
Cereijo, Jose Luis:
Water and Environmental Engineering Group, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
Chawchai, Sakonvan:
Department of Geology, Chulalongkorn UniversityBangkok, Thailand
Christensen, Soren T.:
Cphbusiness - Laboratory and Environment, Denmark
Christoffersen, Kirsten S.:
Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
de Eyto, Elvira:
Marine Institute, Newport, Ireland
Delgado, Jorge:
Water and Environmental Engineering Group, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
Dornan, Tyler N.:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, Australia
Doubek, Jonathan P.:
School of Natural Resources & Environment, Lake Superior State UniversityMI, United States
Center for Freshwater Research and Education, Lake Superior State UniversityMI, United States
Dusaucy, Julia:
Savoie Mont Blanc University, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, EDYTEM, Chambéry, France
Erina, Oxana:
Department of Hydrology, Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityMoscow, Russian Federation
Faculty of Biotechnology and Fisheries, Moscow State University of Technologies and Management (FCU)Moscow, Russian Federation
Ersoy, Zeynep:
FEHM-Lab (Freshwater Ecology, Hydrology and Management), Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Facultat de Biologia, Barcelona, Spain
Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
Rui Nabeiro Biodiversity Chair, Environment and Development (MED), Universidade de ÉvoraÉvora, Portugal
Feuchtmayr, Heidrun:
Lake Ecosystems Group, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Frezzotti, Maria Luce:
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Galafassi, Silvia:
Water Research Institute, National Research Council, Verbania, Italy
Gateuille, David:
Savoie Mont Blanc University, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, EDYTEM, Chambéry, France
Gonçalves V.:
CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning
Grossart H.-P.:
Department of Plankton and Microbial Ecology, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Stechlin, Germany
Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Potsdam University, Potsdam, Germany
Hamilton, David P.:
Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, NathanQLD, Australia
Harris, Ted D.:
Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States
Kangur, Kuelli:
Estonian University of Life SciencesTartu, Estonia
Kankilic, Goekben Basaran:
Department of Biology, Kirikkale University, Turkey
Kessler, Rebecca:
Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States
Kiel, Christine:
Department of Plankton and Microbial Ecology, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Stechlin, Germany
Krynak, Edward M.:
Global Water Center, Department of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, United States
Department of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, United States
Leiva-Presa À.:
Aquatic Ecology Group, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Spain
Lepori, Fabio:
Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Mendrisio, Switzerland
Matias, Miguel G.:
Rui Nabeiro Biodiversity Chair, Environment and Development (MED), Universidade de ÉvoraÉvora, Portugal
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSICMadrid, Spain
Matsuzaki S.-I.S.:
Biodiversity Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan
McElarney, Yvonne:
Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Messyasz, Beata:
Department of Hydrobiology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
Mitchell, Mark:
Department of Science and Innovation, Horizons Regional Council, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Mlambo, Musa C.:
Department of Freshwater Invertebrates, Albany Museum, Grahamstown, South Africa
Motitsoe, Samuel N.:
Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
Nandini, Sarma:
FES Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tlalnepantla, Mexico
Orlandi, Valentina:
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Owens, Caroline:
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Özkundakci D.:
Environmental Research Institute - Te Putahi Rangahau Taiao, University of WaikatoHamilton, New Zealand
Pinnow, Solvig:
Department of Plankton and Microbial Ecology, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Stechlin, Germany
Pociecha, Agnieszka:
Department of Freshwater Biology, Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
Raposeiro, Pedro Miguel:
CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning
Rõõm E.-I.:
Estonian University of Life SciencesTartu, Estonia
Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life SciencesTartu, Estonia
Rotta, Federica:
Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Mendrisio, Switzerland
Salmaso, Nico:
Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige, Italy
Sarma S.S.S.:
FES Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tlalnepantla, Mexico
Sartirana, Davide:
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Scordo, Facundo:
Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)-CONICET, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Departamento de Geografía y Turismo, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Sibomana, Claver:
Center of Research in Natural and Environmental Sciences, University of Burundi, Bujumbura, Burundi
Siewert, Daniel:
Wdecki Park Krajobrazowy, Osie, Poland
Stepanowska, Katarzyna:
Faculty of Food Sciences and Fisheries, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland
Tavsanoglu, UlkU Nihan:
Department of Biology, Çankiri Karatekin University, Turkey
Tereshina, Maria:
Department of Hydrology, Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityMoscow, Russian Federation
Thompson, James:
Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
School of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Tolotti, Monica:
Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige, Italy
Valois, Amanda:
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Freshwater Ecology, New Zealand
Verburg, Piet:
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Freshwater EcologyHamilton, New Zealand
Welsh, Brittany:
School of the Environment, Trent University, Peterborough, Canada
Wesolek, Brian:
Biological Services Department, Bay Mills Indian CommunityMI, United States
Weyhenmeyer, Gesa A.:
Department of Ecology and Genetics, Limnology Group, Uppsala UniversityUppsala, Sweden
Wu, Naicheng:
Department of Geography and Spatial Information Techniques, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
Zawisza, Edyta:
Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Zink, Lauren:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
Leoni, Barbara:
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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