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Advances in Environmental Research Volume 9, Number 4, December 2020 , pages 275-284 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/aer.2020.9.4.275 |
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Preliminary studies on the microplastic pollution in Dal lake, Kashmir (first report) |
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Juhi Firdous, Yatindra Kumar Mathur, Mubashir Jeelani, Adnan Aziz, Seema Azmat and Syeed Mudasir
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| Abstract | ||
| We provide the first study on the occurrence of microplastics in Dal lake, Kashmir, India. Microplastics act as catastrophe that trigger many environmental problems. The key origins of microplastics are larger plastics, which split into smaller plastics after UV light disintegration. There is relatively little work carried out on the existence of microplastics. The present work has been undertaken on the occurrence of microplastics at four pre-selected sites (surface water) in Dal lake, Kashmir. The samples were taken to the laboratory to dissolve organic matter by using H2O2 (6%). To speed up the organic digestion; the treated mixture was heated on a hot plate at 70 | ||
| Key Words | ||
| Dal lake; microplastic pollution; microplastics; Kashmir; first report; sewage | ||
| Address | ||
| Juhi Firdous and Yatindra Kumar Mathur: Department of Advanced Science and Technology, National Institute of Medical Sciences, Rajasthan, Jaipur (303121), India Mubashir Jeelani and Syeed Mudasir: Department of Environmental Sciences, AAAM Degree College Bemina Srinagar, (J&K-190018), India Adnan Aziz: Department of Biochemistry, Sri Pratap College, M.A. Road Srinagar, (J&K-190014), India Seema Azmat: Department of Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering), Chandigarh University (Chandigarh-140413), India | ||
