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: Received: 12 September 2023 / Approved: 12 September 2023 / Online: 13 September 2023 (02:56:07 CEST)
How to cite:
Jinda, K.; Koottatep, T.; Liamlaem, W.; Chaiwong, C.; Pussayanavin, T.; Polprasert, C. Issues of Microplastics Pollution in Tap and Drinking Water Sources in Thailand and Health Impacts. Preprints2023, 2023090801. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0801.v1
Jinda, K.; Koottatep, T.; Liamlaem, W.; Chaiwong, C.; Pussayanavin, T.; Polprasert, C. Issues of Microplastics Pollution in Tap and Drinking Water Sources in Thailand and Health Impacts. Preprints 2023, 2023090801. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0801.v1
Jinda, K.; Koottatep, T.; Liamlaem, W.; Chaiwong, C.; Pussayanavin, T.; Polprasert, C. Issues of Microplastics Pollution in Tap and Drinking Water Sources in Thailand and Health Impacts. Preprints2023, 2023090801. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0801.v1
APA Style
Jinda, K., Koottatep, T., Liamlaem, W., Chaiwong, C., Pussayanavin, T., & Polprasert, C. (2023). Issues of Microplastics Pollution in Tap and Drinking Water Sources in Thailand and Health Impacts. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0801.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Jinda, K., Tatchai Pussayanavin and Chongrak Polprasert. 2023 "Issues of Microplastics Pollution in Tap and Drinking Water Sources in Thailand and Health Impacts" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0801.v1
Abstract
The growing population with changing consumption patterns in developing countries is causing significant challenges with regards to solid waste management. Plastic wastes are particularly problematic, with single-use plastics leaking into the environment, including the marine environment, at an unprecedented rate. Approximately 80 percent of ocean plastics come from land-based sources or about 8 million tons are dumped into the ocean every year. Thailand was identified as one of the top 10 countries ranked by mass of mismanaged plastic wastes, with more than 60,000 tons per year entering the ocean through multiple outlets, including rivers. In the environment, plastic wastes can be degraded into small sizes (less than 5 mm), called microplastics (MPs), which could contaminate the ecosystems and the food chain, including foodstuffs and water supply. Tap water samples collected from a water supply treatment plant and Academic Institutions 1 and 2 in central Thailand were found to contain MPs about 304 ±90, 270 ±109 and 386 ±102 particles/L, respectively. In addition, MPs concentrations of 211 ±70 and 122 ±60 particles/L were also found in drinking water samples collected from commercial bottled water and membrane filtration water, respectively. The MPs sizes of 0-50 µm were most abundant in both the tap and drinking water samples whose shapes were mainly fragments and fiber. These data indicated potential health risks to the people who consume these water sources, and recommendations for health impacts minimization were proposed.
Keywords
Plastic Waste Management; Land-Based Sources; Microplastics; Tap and Drinking Water
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Pollution
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