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WITHDRAWN: Microplastic accumulation in aquatic insects of different feeding guilds collected from wastewater in Sohag Governorate, Egypt
Summary
This study investigated microplastic (MP) contamination in four families of aquatic insects representing different feeding guilds collected from a wastewater pond in Sohag Governorate, Egypt. Collector-gatherer insects (Chironomidae) carried the highest MP load per gram wet weight, while predators (Aeshnidae) recorded the lowest. The results highlight how feeding strategy influences microplastic accumulation across trophic levels in freshwater invertebrates.
Abstract Microplastics (MPs) have been detected in many freshwater organisms because of increasing plastic contamination within the freshwater environment. However, the correlation between MPs in organisms and their surrounding environment still needs studies. This study investigates MP contamination in one of the wastewater ponds east of Sohag Governorate, Egypt. Four common freshwater insect families representing different feeding guilds were employed to detect MPs contamination.