Table 4.
Microplastic studies in water, sediment and biota of inland water bodies around the world
| Water compartment | Number | Study area | Sampling tools | Dominant microplastic characteristics (shape, polymer type, size) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River–estuary–lake | 1 | Xiangxi Bay of Three Gorges Reservoir, China | Surface trawl 50 × 100 × 150 cm, 112 µm mesh size (water) and Petersen grab (sediment) | Sheets, PP, 1–5 mm | Zhang et al. (2017 |
| 2 | Qinghai Lake, China | Trawl net 50 × 100 × 150 cm, 112 µm mesh size (water) and stainless steel shovel, 0.2 m × 0.2 m quadrate, depth of 0–2 cm (sediment) | Sheets, PP,PE, 0.112–0.5 mm | Xiong et al. (2018 | |
| 3 | Taihu Lake, China | Nylon plankton net 333 µm mesh size and steel sampler (5L) (water), Peterson sampler (sediment) and a bottom fauna trawl (biota) | Fibers, 100–333 µm, 333–1000 µm | Su et al., 2016 | |
| 4 | Lake Geneva, Switzerland | Manta trawl 300 µm mesh size (water), fishes and birds were collected by a fisherman | < 5 mm, PS | Faure et al. (2012 | |
| 5 | Poyang Lake, China | Steel sampler (20 L), passed through 50 µm mesh size (water), Van Veen grab (sediment), fish samples were obtained from an aquatic product market | Fibers, PP, 0.1–0.5 mm | Yuan et al. (2019 | |
| River–estuary–lake | 1 | Six of the largest Swiss lakes and some rivers-Switzerland | Manta trawl 300 µm mesh size (water), multi-mesh gillnets and vertical benthic and pelagic nets (biota) | Fragments, PE, > 300 µm | Faure et al. (2015 |
| 2 | Middle-Lower Yangtze River Basin, China | Steel bucket (5 L), depth of 0.12 cm (water), Peterson sampler, depth of 10 cm (sediment), bottom fauna trawls (biota) | Fibers, PES, 0.25–1 mm | Su et al. (2018 | |
| Pond | 1 | Storm water pond, Viborg, Denmark | Bulk samples (10 L), glass bottles, depth of 10 cm (water), Sediment corer, depth of 5–8 cm (sediment), gill net and fishing net (biota) | PP | Olesen et al. (2019 |
| Small water bodies | 1 | YangtzeRiver Delta, China | Steel bucket (water), stainless steel spatula, depth of 0–5 cm (sediment) | Fibers, PES, < 0.5 mm | Hu et al. (2018 |
| River, Canal, WWTPs, Sea | 1 | Dutch river delta and Amsterdam canals, wastewater treatment plants, North Sea sediments and biota, Netherland and Germany | Bulk sample, glass bottles (2L) (water) and grab samples and Van Veen grab (sediment) | Fibers, 10–300 µm | Leslie et al. (2017 |