Microplastics in Water Samples Collected from Urban Fountains
subject: water contamination
description: Publicly accessible urban fountains represent a largely overlooked component of urban water systems, despite their direct human and animal contact and potential role as indicators of local microplastic pollution. There is a lack of information on microplastic studies in publicly exposed fountains. Therefore, the aim of the study was to evaluate concentrations and composition of the aforementioned micropollutants in samples from several fountains in Polish (Gliwice, Rybnik) and German (Halle) cities with similar populations.
creator: Lelonek, Monika
description: The most dominant microplastic fraction present in fountain water samples tested was fibers, followed by micro pellets, fragments, and foils. The type of microplastics was not typical for the city but for individual fountains. PET, PA, PE, PP, and PS particles were identified in fountain water; however no dominant polymer could be confirmed. It was concluded that German fountain water contained fewer microplastics than water from Polish cities. The probable explanation is that fewer dust and soil particles were present on German pavements.
subject: public fountains
issued: 2026
description: The sources of microplastic occurrence in the fountains` water were also considered. It should be noted that, so far, microplastics have not been monitored in these places and remain an unidentified concern. Microplastic fractions were detected in each of the studied fountains; however, concentrations, composition, and fractions varied.
subject: microplastics
type: artykuł
publisher: Zielona Góra: Oficyna Wydawnicza Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego
creator: Nocoń, Witold Karol
subject: source of contamination
source: Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports (CEER), no 36, vol. 1
language: eng
contributor: Kuczyński, Tadeusz - red.
format: application/pdf
creator: Wiśniowska, Ewa
creator: Popenda, Agnieszka
rights: Biblioteka Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego
rights: CC 4.0
date: 2026
description: tytuł dodatkowy: Prace z Inżynierii Lądowej i Środowiska