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Occurrence and Characteristics of Microplastics Contamination in Different Intensive Aquaculture Systems Nearby the Yangtze Estuary, China
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Researchers compared microplastic contamination across four types of aquaculture systems near China's Yangtze Estuary, finding that earthen ponds had the highest concentrations (13.81 particles/L) while recirculating aquaculture systems had the lowest, with fibers being the dominant shape in most settings.
Microplastics (MPs) pollution has been extensively investigated in natural fishery waters, but studies on intensive aquaculture systems are scarce. Here, the occurrence and properties of MPs were investigated and compared between four different aquaculture systems nearby the Yangtze Estuary. The average MPs concentration was in order of recirculating aquaculture system (RAS, 1.67 particles/L) < aquarium (2.47 particles/L) < cement pond (10.09 particles/L) < earthen pond (13.81 particles/L). Compared to fragment MPs, fiber was the more abundant shape in aquarium (85.88%), RAS (77.61%) and earthen pond (68.13%). A total of six colors were found in four systems. The black MPs accounted for 56.86% and 47.45% in aquarium and RAS system, respectively. The high proportion of blue MPs was found in cement pond (37.65%) and earthen pond (40%). The most MPs sizes observed in the four systems were 43% of 50-300 μm MPs in aquarium; 44% and 30.19% of 300-1000 μm MPs in RAS and cement pond, respectively; and 30.19% of 3000-5000 μm MPs in earthen pond. For polymers, polypropylene occupied 47.83% in aquarium and RAS, 41.46% in cement pond and 27.79% in earthen pond. Proportion of rayon was highest in RAS (60.87%) and 34.04% of nylon was found in earthen pond. These results could provide scientific reference for further traceability and removal of MPs in different aquaculture systems.
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