TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kittner, Maria
AU  - Kerndorff, Alexander
AU  - Ricking, Mathias
AU  - Bednarz, Marius
AU  - Obermaier, Nathan
AU  - Lukas, Marcus
AU  - Asenova, Mina
AU  - Bordós, Gábor
AU  - Eisentraut, Paul
AU  - Hohenblum, Philipp
AU  - Hudcova, Hana
AU  - Humer, Franko
AU  - István, Tóth György
AU  - Kirchner, Michal
AU  - Marushevska, Olena
AU  - Nemejcová, Denisa
AU  - Oswald, Peter
AU  - Paunović, Momir
AU  - Sengl, Manfred
AU  - Slobodnik, Jaroslav
AU  - Spanowsky, Karl
AU  - Tudorache, Madalina
AU  - Wagensonner, Helmut
AU  - Liska, Igor
AU  - Braun, Ulrike
AU  - Bannick, Claus G.
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsestwater.1c00439
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5074
AB  - In this study, carried out within the Joint Danube Survey 4, a comprehensive microplastic screening in the water column within a large European river basin from its source to estuary, including major tributaries, was realized. The objective was to develop principles of a systematic and practicable microplastic monitoring strategy using sedimentation boxes for collection of suspended particulate matter followed by its subsequent analysis using thermal extraction desorption-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. In total, 18 sampling sites in the Danube River Basin were investigated. The obtained suspended particulate matter samples were subdivided into the fractions of >100 mu m and <100 mu m and subsequently analyzed for microplastic mass contents. The results showed that microplastics were detected in all samples, with polyethylene being the predominant polymer with maximum contents of 22.24 mu g/mg, 3.23 mu g/mg for polystyrene, 1.03 mu g/mg for styrene-butadiene-rubber, and 0.45 mu g/mg for polypropylene. Further, polymers such as different sorts of polyester, polyacrylates, polylactide, and natural rubber were not detected or below the detection limit. Additional investigations on possible interference of polyethylene signals by algae-derived fatty acids were assessed. In the context of targeted monitoring, repeated measurements provide more certainty in the interpretation of the results for the individual sites. Nevertheless, it can be stated that the chosen approach using an integrative sampling and determination of total plastic content proved to be successful.
PB  - Washington: American Chemical Society
T2  - ACS ES&T Water
T1  - Microplastics in the Danube River Basin: A First Comprehensive Screening with a Harmonized Analytical Approach
IS  - 7
VL  - 2
DO  - 10.1021/acsestwater.1c00439
SP  - 1174
EP  - 1181
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Kittner, Maria and Kerndorff, Alexander and Ricking, Mathias and Bednarz, Marius and Obermaier, Nathan and Lukas, Marcus and Asenova, Mina and Bordós, Gábor and Eisentraut, Paul and Hohenblum, Philipp and Hudcova, Hana and Humer, Franko and István, Tóth György and Kirchner, Michal and Marushevska, Olena and Nemejcová, Denisa and Oswald, Peter and Paunović, Momir and Sengl, Manfred and Slobodnik, Jaroslav and Spanowsky, Karl and Tudorache, Madalina and Wagensonner, Helmut and Liska, Igor and Braun, Ulrike and Bannick, Claus G.",
year = "2022",
abstract = "In this study, carried out within the Joint Danube Survey 4, a comprehensive microplastic screening in the water column within a large European river basin from its source to estuary, including major tributaries, was realized. The objective was to develop principles of a systematic and practicable microplastic monitoring strategy using sedimentation boxes for collection of suspended particulate matter followed by its subsequent analysis using thermal extraction desorption-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. In total, 18 sampling sites in the Danube River Basin were investigated. The obtained suspended particulate matter samples were subdivided into the fractions of >100 mu m and <100 mu m and subsequently analyzed for microplastic mass contents. The results showed that microplastics were detected in all samples, with polyethylene being the predominant polymer with maximum contents of 22.24 mu g/mg, 3.23 mu g/mg for polystyrene, 1.03 mu g/mg for styrene-butadiene-rubber, and 0.45 mu g/mg for polypropylene. Further, polymers such as different sorts of polyester, polyacrylates, polylactide, and natural rubber were not detected or below the detection limit. Additional investigations on possible interference of polyethylene signals by algae-derived fatty acids were assessed. In the context of targeted monitoring, repeated measurements provide more certainty in the interpretation of the results for the individual sites. Nevertheless, it can be stated that the chosen approach using an integrative sampling and determination of total plastic content proved to be successful.",
publisher = "Washington: American Chemical Society",
journal = "ACS ES&T Water",
title = "Microplastics in the Danube River Basin: A First Comprehensive Screening with a Harmonized Analytical Approach",
number = "7",
volume = "2",
doi = "10.1021/acsestwater.1c00439",
pages = "1174-1181"
}

Kittner, M., Kerndorff, A., Ricking, M., Bednarz, M., Obermaier, N., Lukas, M., Asenova, M., Bordós, G., Eisentraut, P., Hohenblum, P., Hudcova, H., Humer, F., István, T. G., Kirchner, M., Marushevska, O., Nemejcová, D., Oswald, P., Paunović, M., Sengl, M., Slobodnik, J., Spanowsky, K., Tudorache, M., Wagensonner, H., Liska, I., Braun, U.,& Bannick, C. G.. (2022). Microplastics in the Danube River Basin: A First Comprehensive Screening with a Harmonized Analytical Approach. in ACS ES&T Water
Washington: American Chemical Society., 2(7), 1174-1181.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.1c00439

Kittner M, Kerndorff A, Ricking M, Bednarz M, Obermaier N, Lukas M, Asenova M, Bordós G, Eisentraut P, Hohenblum P, Hudcova H, Humer F, István TG, Kirchner M, Marushevska O, Nemejcová D, Oswald P, Paunović M, Sengl M, Slobodnik J, Spanowsky K, Tudorache M, Wagensonner H, Liska I, Braun U, Bannick CG. Microplastics in the Danube River Basin: A First Comprehensive Screening with a Harmonized Analytical Approach. in ACS ES&T Water. 2022;2(7):1174-1181.
doi:10.1021/acsestwater.1c00439 .

Kittner, Maria, Kerndorff, Alexander, Ricking, Mathias, Bednarz, Marius, Obermaier, Nathan, Lukas, Marcus, Asenova, Mina, Bordós, Gábor, Eisentraut, Paul, Hohenblum, Philipp, Hudcova, Hana, Humer, Franko, István, Tóth György, Kirchner, Michal, Marushevska, Olena, Nemejcová, Denisa, Oswald, Peter, Paunović, Momir, Sengl, Manfred, Slobodnik, Jaroslav, Spanowsky, Karl, Tudorache, Madalina, Wagensonner, Helmut, Liska, Igor, Braun, Ulrike, Bannick, Claus G., "Microplastics in the Danube River Basin: A First Comprehensive Screening with a Harmonized Analytical Approach" in ACS ES&T Water, 2, no. 7 (2022):1174-1181,
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.1c00439 . .