Microplastic distribution, abundance, and composition in the sediments, water, and fishes of the Red and Mediterranean seas, Egypt

Sayed, Alaa El‐Din H.; Hamed, Mohamed; Badrey, Ahmed E. A.; Ismail, Rania F.; Osman, Yassein A. A.; Osman, Alaa G. M.; Soliman, Hatem

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112966

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“…Number of MPs extracted from the GIT of Pterois miles were varied from 0 to 8 items individual -1 with an average of 1.47 MPs individual -1 . Results of this study falls within the range of previous studies conducted in Mediterranean Sea (Güven et al, 2017;Pellini et al 2018;Anastasopoulou et al 2018;Bottari et al 2021;Sayed et al 2021;Aytan et al 2022;Kılıç & Yücel, 2022). On the other hand, significantly higher MPs abundance was reported in the reef associated species Platycephalus indicus, Saurida tumbil, Sillago sihama from Persian Gulf (Abbasi et al, 2018) (Table 2).…”

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confidence: 90%

“…In this study, MPs ingestion rate of Pterois miles were higher than most of the demersal and pelagic fish species employed as bioindicator in the Mediterranean Sea (Table 2). Fiber shaped particles were constituted the majority of extracted MPs from the GIT of Pterois miles (Figure 1) which was coherent to the previous studies (Güven et al, 2017;Abbasi et al, 2018;Anastasopoulou et al, 2018;Sayed et al, 2021;Kılıç & Yücel 2022). Dominance of fiber shaped particles in the Mediterranean Sea may indicate the pollution pressure resulting from urbanized and industrialized coastal regions; since, fiber shaped particles were linked with anthropogenic influences (Alomar et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Black colored particles were commonly find in the GIT of examined specimens (55%), followed by blue (32%), red (10%) and brown (3%) (Figure 2). Dominance of black and blue particles were also reported in other studies conducted in Mediterranean Sea (Güven et al, 2017;Abbasi et al, 2018;Anastasopoulou et al, 2019;Sayed et al, 2021;Kılıç & Yücel, 2022). In terms of size, most of the extracted particles were belong to 0.5-1 mm size class (32%) and followed by 1-2 mm (26%) and 0.25-0.50 mm (19%) size classes (Figure 2).…”

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Microplastic Occurrence in the Gastrointestinal Tracts of Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) from northeastern Mediterranean Sea

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Yücel

TURAN

2022

Natural and Engineering Sciences

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Nowadays, the majority of marine debris consists of microplastic particles. For that reason, microplastic pollution in marine environments and its potential impacts on marine animals has been extensively studied. This study was developed to investigate the bioindicator potential of Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) for the monitoring of microplastic pollution. A totally, 21 individuals were sampled from Iskenderun Bay, northeastern Mediterranean Sea on April 2022, and their gastrointestinal tracts were examined for microplastic occurrence. Mean microplastic abundance was found as 2.06±1.88 particles/individual in positive samples and 1.47±1.83 particles/individual in total samples. The microplastic detection rate was estimated as 71%. In terms of color, black (55%), blue (32%), red (10%) and brown (3%) microplastic particles were detected. Among all, the majority of the extracted particles were fiber in shape (93%) and followed by fragments (7%). The high frequency of detection and microplastic abundance estimated in this study showed that this specie could be used to monitor microplastic pollution in marine environments.

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Microplastic Occurrence in the Gastrointestinal Tracts of Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) from northeastern Mediterranean Sea

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2022

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“…Plastic particles were evident in all fish samples, including seven thermoplastic polymers. Rayon and polyethylene terephthalate were the most dominant types of polymers in fish [ 83 ].…”

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“…Finally, in a recent study by Sayed et al (2021) along Egypt's coast, the presence of cellulose-based fibers was observed while analyzing the level of MPs in the digestive tracts of Caranx Crysos, Liza Aurata, Siganus Rivulatus and Epinephelus Caninus from the Eastern Harbor. Plastic particles were evident in all fish samples, including seven thermoplastic polymers.…”

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Occurrence of Natural and Synthetic Micro-Fibers in the Mediterranean Sea: A Review

Santini

Beni

Martellini

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Among microplastics (MPs), fibers are one of the most abundant shapes encountered in the aquatic environment. Growing attention is being focused on this typology of particles since they are considered an important form of marine contamination. Information about microfibers distribution in the Mediterranean Sea is still limited and the increasing evidence of the high amount of fibers in the aquatic environment should lead to a different classification from MPs which, by definition, are composed only of synthetic materials and not natural. In the past, cellulosic fibers (natural and regenerated) have been likely included in the synthetic realm by hundreds of studies, inflating “micro-plastic” counts in both environmental matrices and organisms. Comparisons are often hampered because many of the available studies have explicitly excluded the micro-fibers (MFs) content due, for example, to methodological problems. Considering the abundance of micro-fibers in the environment, a chemical composition analysis is fundamental for toxicological assessments. Overall, the results of this review work provide the basis to monitor and mitigate the impacts of microfiber pollution on the sea ecosystems in the Mediterranean Sea, which can be used to investigate other basins of the world for future risk assessment.

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Discharge of Microplastics from Wastewater Treatment Plants

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Microplastics in Urban Water Management

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Microplastic distribution, abundance, and composition in the sediments, water, and fishes of the Red and Mediterranean seas, Egypt

Cited by 42 publications

References 52 publications

Microplastic Occurrence in the Gastrointestinal Tracts of Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) from northeastern Mediterranean Sea

Microplastic Occurrence in the Gastrointestinal Tracts of Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) from northeastern Mediterranean Sea

Occurrence of Natural and Synthetic Micro-Fibers in the Mediterranean Sea: A Review

Discharge of Microplastics from Wastewater Treatment Plants

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