Microplastics contamination of groundwater: Current evidence and future perspectives. A review

Viaroli，Stefano1; Lancia，Michele2,3; Re，Viviana4

2022-06-10

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153851

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT   影响因子和分区

0048-9697

1879-1026

Groundwater is a primary water source which supplies more than 2 billion people. The increasing population and urbanization of rural areas stresses and depletes the groundwater systems, reducing the groundwater quality. Among the emerging contaminants, microplastics (MPs) are becoming an important issue due to their persistency in the environment. Seepage through the pores and fractures as well as the interaction with colloidal aggregates can partially affect the MPs dynamics in the subsoil, making the detection of the MPs in the groundwater systems challenging. Based on literature, a critical analysis of MPs in groundwater is presented from a hydrogeological point of view. In addition, a review of the MPs data potentially affecting the groundwater systems are included. MPs in groundwater may have several sources, including the atmosphere, the interaction with surface water bodies, urban infrastructures, or agricultural soils. The characterization of both the groundwater dynamics and the heterogeneity of MPs is suggested, proposing a new framework named “Hydrogeoplastic Model”. MPs detection methods aimed at characterizing the smaller fragments are necessary to clarify the fate of these contaminants in the aquifers. This review also aims to support future research on MP contamination in groundwater, pointing out the current knowledge and the future risks which could affect groundwater resources worldwide.

Aquifer Conceptual model Emerging contaminants Hydrogeology Hydrogeoplastic model Nanoplastics

SCI ; EI

英语

其他

Environmental Sciences & Ecology

Environmental Sciences

WOS:000766799900010

ELSEVIER

20220811679248

Aquifers ; Contamination ; Groundwater pollution ; Groundwater resources ; Microplastic ; Soils ; Sols ; Surface waters ; Water quality

Surface Water:444.1 ; Groundwater:444.2 ; Water Analysis:445.2 ; Water Pollution:453 ; Water Pollution Sources:453.1 ; Environmental Impact and Protection:454.2 ; Ecology and Ecosystems:454.3 ; Geology:481.1 ; Soils and Soil Mechanics:483.1 ; Chemical Products Generally:804

ENVIRONMENT/ECOLOGY

2-s2.0-85124685917

Scopus

1.Sciences Department,Roma Tre University,Rome,Largo S. L. Murialdo 1,00146,Italy
2.Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control,School of Environmental Science and Engineering,Southern University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen,Xueyuan Road,1088,China
3.State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control,School of Environmental Science and Engineering,Southern University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen,Xueyuan Road,1088,China
4.Department of Earth Sciences,University of Pisa,Pisa,Via S. Maria 53,56126,Italy

Viaroli，Stefano,Lancia，Michele,Re，Viviana. Microplastics contamination of groundwater: Current evidence and future perspectives. A review[J]. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT,2022,824.

Viaroli，Stefano,Lancia，Michele,&Re，Viviana.(2022).Microplastics contamination of groundwater: Current evidence and future perspectives. A review.SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT,824.

Viaroli，Stefano,et al."Microplastics contamination of groundwater: Current evidence and future perspectives. A review".SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 824(2022).