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Microplastics Pollution in Tap and Drinking Water Sources in Thailand and Health Impacts |
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| Creator | 1. Kesirine Jinda 2. Thammarat Koottatep 3. Warunsak Liamlaem 4. Chawalit Chaiwong 5. Tatchai Pussayanavin 6. Chongrak Polprasert |
| Title | Microplastics Pollution in Tap and Drinking Water Sources in Thailand and Health Impacts |
| Publisher | Thai Society of Higher Education Institutes on Environment |
| Publication Year | 2567 |
| Journal Title | EnvironmentAsia |
| Journal Vol. | 17 |
| Journal No. | 3 |
| Page no. | 88-104 |
| Keyword | Microplastics, Tap and drinking water, Consumption behaviors, Potential health risks, Microplastic removal |
| URL Website | http://www.tshe.org/ea/index.html |
| Website title | EnvironmentAsia |
| ISSN | 1906-1714 |
| Abstract | The increasing population and evolving consumption habits in developing countriespresent difficulties in managing solid waste. Plastic waste, especially single-use plastics, area significant issue as they are entering the environment, notably the river ecosystems, at analarming pace. In the environment, plastic wastes can be degraded into small sizes (less than 5mm), called microplastics (MPs), which could contaminate the ecosystems and the food chain,including foodstuffs and water supply. This study aims to investigate MP contamination oftap and drinking water in public areas (some academic institutions) in central Thailand andanalyzed potential health risks, including recommendations for health impact minimization.Tap water samples collected from a water supply treatment plant and Academic Institutions1 and 2 in central Thailand were found to contain 304 ? 90, 270 ? 109 and 386 ? 102 MPs/L,respectively. In addition, MP concentrations of 211 ? 70 and 122 ? 60 particles/L were alsofound in drinking water samples collected from commercial bottled water and membranefiltration water, respectively. The MP sizes of 1 - 50 ?m were most abundant in both the tapand drinking water samples whose shapes were mainly fragments and fiber. The questionnaireresults revealed that the respondents mainly utilize the tap water (after some pre-treatmentprocesses such as filtration and boiling) for drinking and food preparation, indicating potentialhealth risks to the people who consume these water sources, and recommendations for healthimpacts minimization were proposed. |
