Microplastic ingestion by zooplankton in Terengganu coastal waters, southern South China Sea

Amin, Roswati Md; Sohaimi, Erqa Shazira; Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan; Bachok, Zainudin

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110616

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“…29,30 Previous studies have shown that even at pristine shores, microplastics could be found in abundance 4,31 which was probably associated with the use of fishing nets, plastic fishing gear, food packaging, and also the likelihood of airborne particles. 5,32 Subsequent ingestion of these microplastics by zooplankton and other marine organisms for example, Scapharca cornea would then introduce plastics into the food web of nearby residents. 5,32 Therefore, the plastic particles found in the colonic samples of our subjects could be explained by exposure to microplastics contained in contaminated seafood or similarly sourced foods.…”

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“…5,32 Subsequent ingestion of these microplastics by zooplankton and other marine organisms for example, Scapharca cornea would then introduce plastics into the food web of nearby residents. 5,32 Therefore, the plastic particles found in the colonic samples of our subjects could be explained by exposure to microplastics contained in contaminated seafood or similarly sourced foods. However, it is important to note that even though bivalve consumption may be a major exposure pathway, inhalation of microplastics should also be considered as a significant contributing factor.…”

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“…These organisms have become natural food, which are commonly being used in aquaculture. Some studies have recovered the high amounts of MPs from zooplankton with the lower trophic levels (Botterell et al 2019;Amin et al 2020). And the MPs ingested by zooplankton, copepods and mussels are transferred to predators, including the filter-feeding and carnivorous fish (Set€ al€ a et al 2016; Auta et al 2017;Vroom et al 2017;Mateos-C ardenas et al 2019;Botterell et al 2019;Parker 2020).…”

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“…2019; Amin et al . 2020). And the MPs ingested by zooplankton, copepods and mussels are transferred to predators, including the filter‐feeding and carnivorous fish (Setälä et al .…”

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Microplastics and their potential effects on the aquaculture systems: a critical review

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According to the statistics, 8.3 billion metric tonnes of plastics have been produced since 1950s, which is far more than other synthetic materials and the annual production which are about 500 million tonnes per year at present. The production of plastics makes microplastics pollution extremely widespread distribution, which will have a lasting impact on the global environment, especially on the aquaculture systems. And the distribution of the microplastics is extremely imbalanced around the global waters. In the present review, we have summarized the development of aquaculture in the World and China based on the existing data sources. And the total aquaculture production of the World will over 90 million tonnes, which will exceed the capture production in 2020. Aquaculture products will become one of the most important sources of high-quality protein. However, we found that many kinds of microplastics are detected and enriched in both farmed and captured species. Both endogenous and exogenous factors like the use of fishing plastic products, factory farming facility and equipment, natural and synthetic feed, animal health products, aquaculture fortifier and aquatic food additives make accumulation of microplastics easier. In addition, the safety of aquaculture products is closely related to human health because the residues of microplastics in fish leading to various potential hazards. In summary, this paper reviewed the relationship between microplastics and aquaculture, aimed at calling for the rational and restricted use of plastic products in the aquaculture ecosystems.

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“…MP abundance have been recorded in marine waters (Khalik et al 2018), biota (e.g. bivalve, fish, zooplankton) (Amin et al 2020;Ibrahim et al 2016Ibrahim et al , 2017Karbalaei et al 2019), and even river sediments (Sarijan et al 2018) but no scientific documents have been reported on the occurrence in Malaysian freshwater environments. In this study, the abundances, distribution, and morphological specificity of microplastics in the surface water samples from Sungai Dungun, Malaysia was investigated.…”

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Scientific documentation on (Microplastics) MPs abundance in Malaysian waters is still limited and not fully understood. In this study, MPs occurrence in Sungai Dungun, Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia was analysed. Sampling method was based on sieving 200 µm of bulk water to collect surface water samples from five sites in the vicinity of potential source for MP abundance. Characterisation of MPs was accomplished by gravimetric and digital image processing (for quantification and morphology categorisation), and chemical composition identified by attenuated total reflectance-Fourier infrared spectroscopy. The range concentration of MPs was 22.8 to 300.8 items/m 3 (mean 102.8 item/m 3). It was recorded that most of the MPs found were black and transparent. The most frequent morphotypes were fibres, followed by fragments. Polypropylene (C 3 H 6)n, polyacrylonitrile (C 3 H 3 N)n and rayon were the dominant polymertypes of MPs analysed in this work. Metals (Pb < As < Mn < Zn < Cu < Fe < Al) found within the MPs reported varied in terms of µg/mL. This study provided new insights into the understanding of MP levels in inland Malaysian freshwater environments.

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Microplastic ingestion by zooplankton in Terengganu coastal waters, southern South China Sea

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