Tire road wear particles, microplastics and metals in sediment of stormwater detention basins: co-occurrence and ecological risk assessment

Tire road wear particles (TRWP) and microplastics (MP) are increasingly present in the environment due to anthropogenic sources like industrial activities and road traffic. Their load is high in urban sediments and more specifically in stormwater management infrastructure such as detention basins. E...

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Main Authors: Zoé Iannuzzi, M. Carmen Casado-Martinez, Tiago De Oliveira, David Lebouil, Benoît J.D. Ferrari, Johnny Gasperi, Brice Mourier
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Published: Elsevier 2025-08-01
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author Zoé Iannuzzi
M. Carmen Casado-Martinez
Tiago De Oliveira
David Lebouil
Benoît J.D. Ferrari
Johnny Gasperi
Brice Mourier
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Benoît J.D. Ferrari
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Brice Mourier
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description Tire road wear particles (TRWP) and microplastics (MP) are increasingly present in the environment due to anthropogenic sources like industrial activities and road traffic. Their load is high in urban sediments and more specifically in stormwater management infrastructure such as detention basins. Eleven detention basins featured by contrasting land uses (industrial, urban, agricultural, and heterogeneous) were sampled in a French metropolitan city to examine how land use influences the presence of TRWP, MP, and metals in these basins. Results show that the concentration of TRWP is higher than MP in all samples, with the highest levels in industrial areas reaching 20,191 mg.kg−1 and 3,266 mg.kg−1, respectively. A positive and significant correlation is observed between urban related metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn), TRWP and MP. The enrichment factor and pollution load index are used to classify the contamination of the basins and showed that all the basins are contaminated. Concerning the risk associated, a risk quotient is calculated for the three pollutants. A predicted non-effect concentration for sediments (PNECsediment) is proposed for TRWP specifically developed in this study using available effect data from the literature, which is set at 1,000 mg·kg−1. Two methods (polymeric risk index, risk score) are tested to consider the complexity of MP in the risk assessment, they are discussed in this study. The two methods show different results, highlighting the importance of considering the characteristics of MP in risk assessment.
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spelling doaj-art-c2ac9a30cdaf4fb59a9ece092e2878ec2025-08-20T03:12:38ZengElsevierEnvironment International0160-41202025-08-0120210967610.1016/j.envint.2025.109676Tire road wear particles, microplastics and metals in sediment of stormwater detention basins: co-occurrence and ecological risk assessmentZoé Iannuzzi0M. Carmen Casado-Martinez1Tiago De Oliveira2David Lebouil3Benoît J.D. Ferrari4Johnny Gasperi5Brice Mourier6ENTPE, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR 5023 LEHNA 69518, Vaulx-en-Velin Cedex, 3 Rue M. Audin France; INSA Lyon, DEEP, UR7429 69621 Villeurbanne, France; Corresponding author at: ENTPE, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR 5023 LEHNA 69518, Vaulx-en-Velin Cedex, 3 Rue M. Audin, France.Swiss Centre for Applied Ecotoxicology, Lausanne, SwitzerlandGustave Eiffel University, GERS-LEE, F-44344 Bouguenais, FranceINSA Lyon, DEEP, UR7429 69621 Villeurbanne, FranceSwiss Centre for Applied Ecotoxicology, Lausanne, SwitzerlandGustave Eiffel University, GERS-LEE, F-44344 Bouguenais, FranceENTPE, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR 5023 LEHNA 69518, Vaulx-en-Velin Cedex, 3 Rue M. Audin FranceTire road wear particles (TRWP) and microplastics (MP) are increasingly present in the environment due to anthropogenic sources like industrial activities and road traffic. Their load is high in urban sediments and more specifically in stormwater management infrastructure such as detention basins. Eleven detention basins featured by contrasting land uses (industrial, urban, agricultural, and heterogeneous) were sampled in a French metropolitan city to examine how land use influences the presence of TRWP, MP, and metals in these basins. Results show that the concentration of TRWP is higher than MP in all samples, with the highest levels in industrial areas reaching 20,191 mg.kg−1 and 3,266 mg.kg−1, respectively. A positive and significant correlation is observed between urban related metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn), TRWP and MP. The enrichment factor and pollution load index are used to classify the contamination of the basins and showed that all the basins are contaminated. Concerning the risk associated, a risk quotient is calculated for the three pollutants. A predicted non-effect concentration for sediments (PNECsediment) is proposed for TRWP specifically developed in this study using available effect data from the literature, which is set at 1,000 mg·kg−1. Two methods (polymeric risk index, risk score) are tested to consider the complexity of MP in the risk assessment, they are discussed in this study. The two methods show different results, highlighting the importance of considering the characteristics of MP in risk assessment.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412025004271Tire road wear particlesUrban sedimentsRisk assessmentMicroplasticsMetals
spellingShingle Zoé Iannuzzi
M. Carmen Casado-Martinez
Tiago De Oliveira
David Lebouil
Benoît J.D. Ferrari
Johnny Gasperi
Brice Mourier
Tire road wear particles, microplastics and metals in sediment of stormwater detention basins: co-occurrence and ecological risk assessment
Environment International
Tire road wear particles
Urban sediments
Risk assessment
Microplastics
Metals
title Tire road wear particles, microplastics and metals in sediment of stormwater detention basins: co-occurrence and ecological risk assessment
title_full Tire road wear particles, microplastics and metals in sediment of stormwater detention basins: co-occurrence and ecological risk assessment
title_fullStr Tire road wear particles, microplastics and metals in sediment of stormwater detention basins: co-occurrence and ecological risk assessment
title_full_unstemmed Tire road wear particles, microplastics and metals in sediment of stormwater detention basins: co-occurrence and ecological risk assessment
title_short Tire road wear particles, microplastics and metals in sediment of stormwater detention basins: co-occurrence and ecological risk assessment
title_sort tire road wear particles microplastics and metals in sediment of stormwater detention basins co occurrence and ecological risk assessment
topic Tire road wear particles
Urban sediments
Risk assessment
Microplastics
Metals
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412025004271
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