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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Characteristics of Microplastics Pollution
and Ecological Risk Assessment
in the Chishui River Basin
1
College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
2
College of Forestry, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
3
School of public management, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang, 550025, China
Submission date: 2024-09-02
Final revision date: 2024-11-27
Acceptance date: 2025-01-07
Online publication date: 2025-03-03
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
Microplastics are ubiquitous pollutants in aquatic environments. To determine the microplastic
pollution status of the Chishui River, the abundance, type, particle size, shape, ecological risk,
and potential sources of microplastics were systematically studied using laser direct infrared (LDIR)
technology. The results demonstrated that the abundance of microplastics in the surface water
of the Chishui River ranged from 9.34 to 69.67 n/L, with an average abundance of 24.87 n/L.
The three most abundant types of microplastics were polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene
(PP), and polyamide (PA). The majority of microplastics were ≤50 μm in size, and most particles were
fragmented. Pollution can originate from domestic garbage, sewage, and industries. The polymer hazard
index (PHI), pollution load index (PLI), and pollution risk index (PRI) methods content of microplastics
in the Chishui River Basin indicated a relatively light degree of pollution, and the overall risk level
was deemed to be relatively low, with Polyvinylchloride (PVC) plastic being the main risk source.
Thus, strengthening the control of plastics such as PVC is recommended to protect the ecological safety
of rivers.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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