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THE RELATIONSHIP OF MICROPLASTIC ABUNDANCE IN GREEN MUSSEL Perna viridis AND THE WATERS OF MANGKANG BEACH, SEMARANG
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A study of green mussels (Perna viridis) farmed in a coastal area of Semarang, Indonesia found microplastics in both the surrounding water and mussel tissue, with statistical analysis confirming a significant relationship between water contamination levels and mussel body burden. Because green mussels are widely consumed locally, this finding highlights a direct pathway for microplastic exposure through seafood in the region.
Plastika, posebno mikroplastika, trenutno predstavlja potencijalnu prijetnju onečišćenju vode. Mikroplastika se nalazi ne samo u vodi već i u akvatičnim životinjama. Zelene dagnje Perna viridis uzgajane u obalnim vodama Mangkang Wetan mogu biti kontaminirane mikroplastikom. Cilj ovog istraživanja bilo je utvrditi količinu mikroplastike prema obliku, boji i vrsti polimera te ispitati odnos između količine mikroplastike u vodenom okolišu i zelenih dagnji P. viridis. Prikupljanje podataka provedeno je metodom slučajnog uzorkovanja kako bi se procijenila distribucija uzgoja zelenih dagnji prikupljanjem uzoraka vode i zelenih dagnji, koji su analizirani kvantitativnim metodama. Analiza podataka provedena je pomoću ANOVA i regresijske analize. Istraživanjem su identificirane 4 vrste oblika mikroplastike u vodama i 3 u zelenim dagnjama, s dominantnim fragmentnim oblicima u obje. Pronađeno je sedam boja (žuta, zelena, plava, crna, prozirna, smeđa i crvena), s dominantnom smeđom bojom. Identificirano je devet vrsta polimera (polivinil klorid, polietilen tereftalat, polipropilen, polietilen niske gustoće, polietilen visoke gustoće, najlon, celulozni acetat, polietersulfon i polistiren), s polietilen tereftalatom kao dominantnim polimerom. Količina mikroplastike u vodama i zelenim školjkama na Postaji 1 bila je 6,33 ± 0,45 čestica/litri i 4,91 ± 2,32 čestice/ind, na Postaji 2 bila je 2,33 ± 0,49 čestica/litri i 1,33 ± 0,28 čestica/ind, a na Postaji 3 bila je 4,63 ± 0,32 čestice/litri i 2,91 ± 1,18 čestica/ind. Rezultati ANOVA za količinu mikroplastike u vodama pokazali su značajnu vrijednost od 0,00 < 0,05. Rezultati ANOVA za brojnost mikroplastike zelenih dagnji pokazali su značajnost od 0,072, što je > 0,05. Regresijska analiza pokazala je eksponencijalni obrazac, s koeficijentom determinacije (R2) od 0,685.
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