Spatial and seasonal abundance and characteristics of microplastics along the Red River to the Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam.

Thao Nguyen, Thi; Hoi Bui, Van; Lebarillier, Stéphanie; Khanh Vu, Toan; Wong-Wah-Chung, Pascal; Fauvelle, Vincent; Malleret, Laure

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177778

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Spatial and seasonal abundance and characteristics of microplastics along the Red River to the Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam.

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Thi Thao Nguyen

Van Hoi Bui

Stéphanie Lebarillier

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the occurrence of microplastics in surface water and sediment samples collected from Hanoi to the Ba Lat estuary along the Red River, the second-largest river in Vietnam (surface area: 156,451 km2). 21 stations were sampled during the dry (March 2023) and rainy (September...

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Microplastics

Red River

Risk assessment

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