Quantitative analysis of plastic debris on recreational beaches in Mumbai, India

Jayasiri, H.B.; Purushothaman, C. S.; Vennila, A.

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.024

Cited by 239 publications

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“…The sampling method also varied from one study to another, and these discrepancies highlight the importance of size and sampling procedure standardisation, which would allow comparisons across regions. Microplastics were more abundant than large plastics on beaches (Hypothesis 1), which was expected because this situation is common in other regions, including South Korea (Heo et al, 2013), Brazil (Ivar do Sul et al, 2009, India (Jayasiri et al, 2013) and Portugal (Martins and Sobral, 2011). However, the relative abundance of the three groups of microplastics was different from the other compared regions except for that of Heungnam Beach, South Korea.…”

Section: Overall Abundance Of Microplastics In Hong Kong and Comparismentioning

confidence: 77%

Hong Kong at the Pearl River Estuary: A hotspot of microplastic pollution

Fok

Cheung

2015

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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Section: Overall Abundance Of Microplastics In Hong Kong and Comparismentioning

confidence: 77%

Hong Kong at the Pearl River Estuary: A hotspot of microplastic pollution

Fok

Cheung

2015

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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“…Reddy et al (2006) reported microplastic fragments from a ship-breaking yard in the Arabian Sea, and microplastics accounted for 20 % of the plastics recorded on sandy beaches in Mumbai (Jayasiri et al 2013). Pellets were also recorded on Malaysian beaches (Ismail et al 2009).…”

Section: Microplastics In the Indian Ocean And Marginal Seasmentioning

confidence: 99%

Microplastics in the Marine Environment: Distribution, Interactions and Effects

Lusher

2015

Marine Anthropogenic Litter

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Microplastics are an emerging marine pollutant. It is important to understand their distribution in the marine environment and their implications on marine habitats and marine biota. Microplastics have been found in almost every marine habitat around the world, with plastic composition and environmental conditions significantly affecting their distribution. Marine biota interact with microplastics including birds, fish, turtles, mammals and invertebrates. The biological repercussions depend on to the size of microplastics encountered, with smaller sizes having greater effects on organisms at the cellular level. In the micrometre range plastics are readily ingested and egested, whereas nanometre-sized plastics can pass through cell membranes. Despite concerns raised by ingestion, the effects of microplastic ingestion in natural populations and the implications for food webs are not understood. Without knowledge of retention and egestion rates of field populations, it is difficult to deduce ecological consequences. There is evidence to suggest that microplastics enter food chains and there is trophic transfer between predators and prey. What is clear is that further research on a variety of marine organisms is required to understand the environmental implications of microplastics in more detail and to establish effects in natural populations.

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“…reported microplastic fragments from a ship-breaking yard in the Arabian Sea, and microplastics accounted for 20 % of the plastics recorded on sandy beaches in Mumbai (Jayasiri et al 2013). Pellets were also recorded on Malaysian beaches (Ismail et al 2009).…”

Section: Microplastics In the Indian Ocean And Marginal Seasmentioning

confidence: 99%