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Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Microplastics

Maia McGuire, , , , andAlexander Reisinger


Release Date: 1/14/2026

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ss649-2015

Water Resources

Abstract

This publication is part of a series titled Contaminants in the Urban Environment. This series is intended to give state and local government officials, soil and water scientists, consulting engineers, Extension agents, and citizens (1) a basic understanding of the occurrence, toxic effects and source of various contaminants in the environment and (2) provide guidance on ways to protect human and environmental health.

About this Publication

This document is SL435, one of a series of the Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date November 2015. Revised January 2019 and April 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Yang, Y.-Y., Rodriguez-Jorquera, I. A., McGuire, M., & Toor, G. S. (2016). Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Microplastics. EDIS, 2016(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ss649-2015

Authors

Maia McGuire
Maia McGuire
Specialist
University of Florida

associate program leader and Extension agent IV, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL

Yun-Ya Yang
Yun-Ya Yang

former postdoctoral researcher, Soil and Water Quality Laboratory, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL

Ignacio A. Rodriguez-Jorquera
Ignacio A. Rodriguez-Jorquera

former postdoctoral researcher, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Gurpal Toor
Gurpal Toor

former associate professor, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center

Alexander Reisinger
Alexander Reisinger
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor of urban soil and water quality, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, and state Extension specialist, Center for Land Use Efficiency, Program for Resource Efficient Communities

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