Open AccessEnvironmental Science

Urban Stormwater Runoff: A Major Pathway for Anthropogenic Particles, Black Rubbery Fragments, and Other Types of Microplastics to Urban Receiving Waters

Larissa M. Werbowski, Alicia Gilbreath, Keenan Munno, Xia Zhu, J. Grbić, Tina Wu, R. Sutton, Margaret D Sedlak, A. Deshpande, Chelsea M. Rochman

2021.5.5ACS ES&T Water

DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.1c00017

tlooto Summary

Urban stormwater runoff is a significant pathway for anthropogenic microplastics to urban receiving waters.

Abstract

Stormwater runoff has been suggested to be a significant pathway of microplastics to aquatic habitats; yet, few studies have quantified microplastics in stormwater. Here, we quantify and characteri...

Citation format

WERBOWSKI, Larissa M., et al. Urban stormwater runoff: A major pathway for anthropogenic particles, black rubbery fragments, and other types of microplastics to urban receiving waters. ACS ES&T Water, 2021, 1: 1420–1428.