Microplastic Pollution of Thermal Waters in Kütahya, Türkiye
Harun ŞENER,
Sedat GÜNDOĞDU,
Hüseyin KARAKUŞ
et al.
Abstract:Microplastics have become ubiquitous pollutants everywhere. However, there is still limited data on the presence of microplastics in some ecosystem compartments. Groundwater resources, particularly thermal waters, are also an environment with little-known microplastic pollution. In this study, the presence of microplastics in thermal water resources used for geothermal applications in Kütahya region was investigated for the first time in Turkey. In the study, 3 liters of sample per location were taken from 21 … Show more
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