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Accumulation of microplastic in road dust and in soil alongside roads – a case study from the Eastern Region, Abu Dhabi

Habib R., Al Kindi R., Ghebremedhin F., Elkashlan M., Ajejevbe A., (Corresponding) Thiemann T.
Topic: 
Solid waste management
Roadsides and soil have been sampled for microplastic content in 7 locations in the Al Ain area, Eastern Region, Abu Dhabi, UAE. The collection sites constituted residential areas and fall-out roads, but also one Wadi and the shoreline of a man-make lake. The concentration of micro-tire particles...Read more
Keywords: 
microplastic, micro-tires, microfibers, soil
Conference: 
CEST2021
Paper ID: 
cest2021_00464