@article{fdi:010087409,
  title = {{B}aseline concentration of microplastics in surface water and sediment of the northern branches of the {M}ekong {R}iver {D}elta, {V}ietnam},
  author = {{K}ieu-{L}e, {T}. {C}. and {T}huong, {Q}. {T}. and {T}ruong, {T}. {N}. {S}. and {L}e, {T}. {M}. {T}. and {T}ran, {Q}. {V}. and {S}trady, {E}milie},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {M}ekong {R}iver {D}elta in {V}ietnam, is concerned by numerous microplastic-related issues such as a lack of wastewater treatment facilities and mismanagement of plastic waste released from agriculture, aquaculture and related activities. {T}his study aimed to examine the presence of microplastics in surface water and sediment by collecting samples from six sites along the {T}ien {R}iver and its distributaries in {F}ebruary 2019. {T}he results showed that the average concentration of microplastics over the entire area was 53.8 +/- 140.7 items m(-3) in surface water and 6.0 +/- 2.0 items g(-1) dried weight in sediment, with a predominance of microplastic fibres rather than fragments, respectively 85 % and 98 % in surface water and sediment. {I}n the main flow of surface water, the concentration of microplastics was stable; however, in the sediment, microplastic concentration was affected by the high dynamic flow regime rather than the sources where microplastics are released.},
  keywords = {{T}ien {R}iver ; {H}am {L}uong {R}iver ; {C}o {C}hien {R}iver ; {M}icroplastics ; {M}ekong {R}iver {D}elta ; {VIET} {NAM} ; {MEKONG} {DELTA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin},
  volume = {187},
  numero = {},
  pages = {114605 [12 ]},
  ISSN = {0025-326{X}},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114605},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087409},
}