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Environmental Health Risk of Microplastics Due to Consumption of Fish and Shellfish in the Coastal Area

Iranian Journal of Public Health 2024 3 citations

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Researchers assessed the health risk of microplastics in fish and shellfish consumed by people in a coastal area of Takalar, Indonesia. All samples had risk quotient values below the safety threshold, indicating that microplastic levels in the seafood were within acceptable limits for human consumption at the time of sampling. The study provides baseline data for monitoring microplastic contamination in commercially important coastal fisheries.

All samples had RQ values < 1, which means that the microplastic-containing tofu shellfish were still safe for consumption by people living in the Takalar coastal area.

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