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Table 1 Summary of sample collections in eight drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) and five water taps (TW) in Flanders. Water sources are: groundwater (GW), surface water (SW) or purified effluent water from a waste water treatment plant (WWTP)

From: Presence of microplastics in drinking water from different freshwater sources in Flanders (Belgium), an urbanized region in Europe

 

Location

Latitude N

Longitude E

Time

Source sample

Source water

# replicates

1.

Essen

51.4272

4.42956

31/01/2020 11:50–13:00

DWTP

GW

1

2.

Evergem - Kluizen

51.1538

3.72092

10/02/2020 10:04–12:05

DWTP

SW

1

3.

Egenhove

50.8616

4.65406

22/01/2020 9:15–11:45

DWTP

GW (no purification)

1

4.

Ranst - Oelegem

51.2130

4.58311

14/02/2020 10:20–12:20

DWTP

SW

1

5.

Leefdaal - Puttebos

50.8384

4.57556

17/01/2019 11:10–12:26

DWTP

GW

1

6.

Diksmuide - Blankaert

50.9870

2.83743

18/02/2020 10:15–11:50

DWTP

SW

1

7.

Harelbeke - De Gavers

50.8303

3.32310

19/02/2020 9:30–11:20

DWTP

SW

1

8.

Koksijde - Torreele

51.1222

2.66041

24/01/2020 9:30–10:35

26/02/2020 8:15–9:40

DWTP

WWTP

2

9.

Sint-Denijs-Westrem

51.0278

3.69702

31/01/2020 11:10–12:26

TW

GW

1

10.

Oostende

51.2116

2.95459

21/02/2020 9:15–11:45

TW

SW

1

11.

Herentals

51.1793

4.83453

6/03/2020 9:30–10:35

TW

GW

1

12.

Ghent - Coupure

51.0539

3.70741

16/03/2021 14:27–15:54; 23/03/2021 9:41–11:07;

23/03/2021 11:16–13:30

TW

SW

3

13.

Kortrijk

50.8249

3.25133

22/03/2021, 10:12–11:39;

22/03/2021, 12:36–13:50;

22/03/2021 13:58–14:55

TW

GW

3