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Microplastics pollution in mud crab (Scylla sp.) aquaculture system: First investigation and evidence
Environmental Pollution2023
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Shahadat Hossain,
Zuhayra Nasrin Ahmad Shukri,
Shahadat Hossain,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Shahadat Hossain,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Shahadat Hossain,
Shahadat Hossain,
Shahadat Hossain,
Zuhayra Nasrin Ahmad Shukri,
Shahadat Hossain,
Zuhayra Nasrin Ahmad Shukri,
Tashrif Mahmud Minhaz,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Zuhayra Nasrin Ahmad Shukri,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Zuhayra Nasrin Ahmad Shukri,
Zuhayra Nasrin Ahmad Shukri,
Zuhayra Nasrin Ahmad Shukri,
Zuhayra Nasrin Ahmad Shukri,
Zuhayra Nasrin Ahmad Shukri,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Zuhayra Nasrin Ahmad Shukri,
Zuhayra Nasrin Ahmad Shukri,
Zuhayra Nasrin Ahmad Shukri,
Zuhayra Nasrin Ahmad Shukri,
Shahadat Hossain,
Khor Waiho,
Shahadat Hossain,
Zuhayra Nasrin Ahmad Shukri,
Khor Waiho,
Khor Waiho,
Khor Waiho,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Zuhayra Nasrin Ahmad Shukri,
Zuhayra Nasrin Ahmad Shukri,
Khor Waiho,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Khor Waiho,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Zuhayra Nasrin Ahmad Shukri,
Khor Waiho,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Amyra Suryatie Kamaruzzan,
Khor Waiho,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Tashrif Mahmud Minhaz,
Khor Waiho,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Amyra Suryatie Kamaruzzan,
Amyra Suryatie Kamaruzzan,
Amyra Suryatie Kamaruzzan,
Amyra Suryatie Kamaruzzan,
Khor Waiho,
Amyra Suryatie Kamaruzzan,
Nor Azman Kasan,
Amyra Suryatie Kamaruzzan,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Amyra Suryatie Kamaruzzan,
Amyra Suryatie Kamaruzzan,
Khor Waiho,
Khor Waiho,
Khor Waiho,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Khor Waiho,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Ahmad Ideris Abdul Rahim,
Ahmad Ideris Abdul Rahim,
Ahmad Ideris Abdul Rahim,
Ahmad Ideris Abdul Rahim,
Amyra Suryatie Kamaruzzan,
Ahmad Ideris Abdul Rahim,
Ahmad Ideris Abdul Rahim,
Ahmad Ideris Abdul Rahim,
Ahmad Ideris Abdul Rahim,
Nor Azman Kasan,
Ahmad Shuhaimi Draman,
Helena Khatoon,
Ahmad Ideris Abdul Rahim,
Ahmad Shuhaimi Draman,
Nor Azman Kasan,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Khor Waiho,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Zahidul Islam,
Ahmad Ideris Abdul Rahim,
Ahmad Shuhaimi Draman,
Tashrif Mahmud Minhaz,
Ahmad Shuhaimi Draman,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Tashrif Mahmud Minhaz,
Amyra Suryatie Kamaruzzan,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Amyra Suryatie Kamaruzzan,
Nor Azman Kasan,
Helena Khatoon,
Helena Khatoon,
Helena Khatoon,
Helena Khatoon,
Helena Khatoon,
Ahmad Ideris Abdul Rahim,
Zahidul Islam,
Khor Waiho,
Ahmad Ideris Abdul Rahim,
Ahmad Shuhaimi Draman,
Zahidul Islam,
Zahidul Islam,
Nor Azman Kasan,
Nor Azman Kasan,
Nor Azman Kasan,
Nor Azman Kasan,
Nor Azman Kasan,
Khor Waiho,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Nor Azman Kasan,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Tashrif Mahmud Minhaz,
Nor Azman Kasan,
Nor Azman Kasan,
Nor Azman Kasan,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Summary
Researchers conducted the first investigation of microplastic pollution in mud crab (Scylla sp.) aquaculture systems, sampling water and sediment from multiple stations. The study found microplastic particles present across the aquaculture environment, raising food security concerns given that mud crab is a highly demanded commercial species consumed globally.
Microplastics (MPs) occurrence in farmed aquatic organisms has already been the prime priority of researchers due to the food security concerns for human consumption. A number of commercially important aquaculture systems have already been investigated for MPs pollution but the mud crab (Scylla sp.) aquaculture system has not been investigated yet even though it is a highly demanded commercial species globally. This study reported the MPs pollution in the mud crab (Scylla sp.) aquaculture system for the first time. Three different stations of the selected aquafarm were sampled for water and sediment samples and MPs particles in the samples were isolated by the gravimetric analysis (0.9% w/v NaCl solution). MP abundance was visualized under a microscope along with their size, shape, and color. A subset of the isolated MPs was analyzed by scanning electron microscope (SEM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) for the surface and chemical characterization respectively. The average MPs concentration was 47.5 ± 11.875 particles/g in sediment and 127.92 ± 14.99 particles/100 L in the water sample. Fibrous-shaped (72.17%) and transparent-colored (59.37%) MPs were dominant in all the collected samples. However, smaller MPs (>0.05-0.5 mm) were more common in the water samples (47.69%) and the larger (>1-5 mm) MPs were in the sediment samples (47.83%). SEM analysis found cracks and roughness on the surface of the MPs and nylon, polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene MPs were identified by FTIR analysis. PLI value showed hazard level I in water and level II in sediment. The existence of deleterious MPs particles in the mud crab aquaculture system was well evident. The other commercial mud crab aquafarms must therefore be thoroughly investigated in order to include farmed mud crabs as an environmentally vulnerable food security concern.