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Microplastics leaving a trace in mangrove sediments ever since they were first manufactured: A study from Indonesia mangroves
Marine Pollution Bulletin2023
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Deny Yogaswara,
Deny Yogaswara,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Singgih Prasetyo Adi Wibowo,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Singgih Prasetyo Adi Wibowo,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Simon M. Cragg
Simon M. Cragg
Simon M. Cragg
Simon M. Cragg
Yaya Ihya Ulumuddin,
Triyoni Purbonegoro,
Muhammad Taufik Kaisupy,
Yaya Ihya Ulumuddin,
Muhammad Taufik Kaisupy,
Triyoni Purbonegoro,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Deny Yogaswara,
Yaya Ihya Ulumuddin,
Yaya Ihya Ulumuddin,
Ali Arman Lubis,
Basir Basir,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Ali Arman Lubis,
Triyoni Purbonegoro,
Triyoni Purbonegoro,
Triyoni Purbonegoro,
Triyoni Purbonegoro,
Basir Basir,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Taufik Kaisupy,
Muhammad Taufik Kaisupy,
Riyana Subandi,
Riyana Subandi,
Deny Yogaswara,
Deny Yogaswara,
Muhammad Taufik Kaisupy,
Muhammad Taufik Kaisupy,
Riyana Subandi,
Riyana Subandi,
Basir Basir,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Taufik Kaisupy,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Singgih Prasetyo Adi Wibowo,
Simon M. Cragg
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Singgih Prasetyo Adi Wibowo,
Singgih Prasetyo Adi Wibowo,
Singgih Prasetyo Adi Wibowo,
Muhammad Taufik Kaisupy,
Muhammad Taufik Kaisupy,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Taufik Kaisupy,
Muhammad Taufik Kaisupy,
Muhammad Taufik Kaisupy,
Singgih Prasetyo Adi Wibowo,
Riyana Subandi,
Riyana Subandi,
Singgih Prasetyo Adi Wibowo,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Riyana Subandi,
Riyana Subandi,
Deny Yogaswara,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Deny Yogaswara,
Muhammad Taufik Kaisupy,
Yaya Ihya Ulumuddin,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Muhammad Taufik Kaisupy,
Simon M. Cragg
Deny Yogaswara,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Singgih Prasetyo Adi Wibowo,
Triyoni Purbonegoro,
Singgih Prasetyo Adi Wibowo,
Singgih Prasetyo Adi Wibowo,
Triyoni Purbonegoro,
Singgih Prasetyo Adi Wibowo,
Deny Yogaswara,
Riyana Subandi,
Riyana Subandi,
Jeverson Renyaan,
Riyana Subandi,
Riyana Subandi,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Yaya Ihya Ulumuddin,
Doni Nurdiansah,
Untung Sugiharto,
Untung Sugiharto,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Triyoni Purbonegoro,
Deny Yogaswara,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Dienda Shintianata,
Sonia Saraswati Meiliastri,
Sonia Saraswati Meiliastri,
Faza Putri Andini,
Suratno Suratno,
Muhammad Taufik Kaisupy,
Muhammad Taufik Kaisupy,
Muhammad Ilman,
Singgih Prasetyo Adi Wibowo,
Singgih Prasetyo Adi Wibowo,
Aji Wahyu Anggoro,
Aji Wahyu Anggoro,
Riyana Subandi,
Muhammad Reza Cordova,
Riyana Subandi,
Basir Basir,
Basir Basir,
Simon M. Cragg
Simon M. Cragg
Simon M. Cragg
Summary
Researchers analyzed sediment cores from Indonesian mangroves and found microplastics present throughout the historical record dating back to when plastics were first manufactured. Mangrove sediments near areas with high human activity contained significantly more microplastic contamination than those in more remote locations. The study suggests that mangrove environments have been trapping and preserving a record of plastic pollution for decades, making them useful for tracking contamination over time.
Study Type
Environmental
Mangrove environments have been well recognized as marine litter traps. However, it is unclear whether mangrove sediments sink microplastics more effectively than other marine sediments due to active sedimentation. Furthermore, microplastics archives in mangrove sediments may provide quantitative data on the impact of human activities on environmental pollution throughout history. Microplastic abundance varied markedly between high and low anthropogenic activities. Both mangrove and adjacent mudflats sediments act as microplastic sequesters, despite having similar microplastic abundances and depth profiles. The decreasing trend of microplastics was observed until the sediment layers dated to the first-time plastic was manufactured in Indonesia, in the early 1950s, but microplastics remained present beneath those layers, indicating the downward movements. This discovery highlighted the significance of mangrove sediments as microplastic sinks. More research is needed to understand the mechanisms of microplastic deposition in sediments, as well as their fate and potential impact on mangrove sediment dwellers.