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Microplastic distribution, abundance, and composition in the sediments, water, and fishes of the Red and Mediterranean seas, Egypt
Marine Pollution Bulletin2021
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Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Mohamed Hamed,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Rania F. Ismail,
Rania F. Ismail,
Rania F. Ismail,
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Mohamed Hamed,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Ahmed E. A. Badrey,
Ahmed E. A. Badrey,
Mohamed Hamed,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Alaa G. M. Osman,
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Alaa G. M. Osman,
Alaa G. M. Osman,
Ahmed E. A. Badrey,
Alaa G. M. Osman,
Mohamed Hamed,
Ahmed E. A. Badrey,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Ahmed E. A. Badrey,
Mohamed Hamed,
Ahmed E. A. Badrey,
Alaa G. M. Osman,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Rania F. Ismail,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa G. M. Osman,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Ahmed E. A. Badrey,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Rania F. Ismail,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Yassein A. A. Osman,
Alaa G. M. Osman,
Mohamed Hamed,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Summary
Microplastics were found in surface water, sediment, and fish tissues across Red Sea and Mediterranean sites in Egypt, with the highest concentrations near ports and river mouths, and polyethylene and polypropylene dominating the polymer composition in both water bodies.
This study records the extent of microplastics (MPs) in the surface water, sediments, and fishes of the Mediterranean and Red seas in Egypt. In sediment and water samples, the Ras Gharib station in the Red sea and Damietta and Port Said stations in the Mediterranean sea exhibited the highest microplastic abundance, while the lowest concentration was found in the Ain Sukhna station in the Red Sea and Marsa Matruh station in the Mediterranean sea. Rayon and polyethylene terephthalate were the most frequently found polymers in fishes. The results highlighted the abundant existence of microplastics in sediments, water, and fishes of the Mediterranean and Red seas, thereby improving our understanding of the environmental risks posed by microplastics to fisheries and marine ecosystems and the need for measures to diminish the flux of plastics to the marine settings.