Microplastics in Lakes: Publication of Lakes connect Project Results in The Link, Springer Nature”

04 12 2025

The article published in Springer Nature shows that it is not the type of lake or the season, but the intensity of shoreline development that determines the level of microplastics in water and sediments. The study was conducted in selected lakes in Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia as part of the Interreg Baltic Sea Region – Lakes connect project.

The project aimed to develop effective solutions to reduce the negative impact of tourism and shoreline development on lake water quality through collaboration between scientists, local authorities, and non-governmental organizations. The project was implemented from October 2022 to May 2024, with funding provided by Interreg Baltic Sea Region and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

CNBCh UW served as the leader of the Lakes connect project. The project was carried out by the Research Group – Analytical Expert Centre, led by Prof. Ewa Bułska.

 

Publication details: Microplastics in the Baltic Sea region lakes—standardized insights reveal urban shoreline as key driver Ewa Babkiewicz, Elina Vecmane, Magdalena Fuk, Magdalena Jurgielewicz, Agnieszka Koniuk, Eliza Kurek, Piotr Maszczyk, Magdalena Michalska-Kacymirow, Daiva Jonuskiene, Jolanta Norvaišienė, Valentina Burdukovska, Inta Dimante-Deimantovica, Juris Tunēns, Wojciech Pol & Ewa Bulska Published: 21 November 2025 Volume 32, pages 27052–27067, (2025) Full access: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-025-37103-x