Anthropocene 8,27,33,35 , but there is still lack of sufficient studies about (micro)plastics abundance and characteristics versus time. We selected the second-largest urban lake in China, Donghu Lake, as the study area and collected a sediment column. The MPs with a detection limit of 100 μm versus time were studied by the 210 Pb chronological data, Raman Spectrometer identification and scanning electron microscope. The changes in MPs abundance, length, colour, polymer type, and surface features over time were studied, and the possibility of using MPs as an indicator of the Anthropocene was discussed.
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