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Occurrence of Microplastics in the Gastrointestinal Tract and Gills of Fish from Guangdong, South China
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering2021
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Chaonan Zhang,
Shaodan Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Shaodan Wang,
Di Sun,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Shaolin Xie,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Shaodan Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Di Sun,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Zhengkun Pan,
Chaonan Zhang,
Aiguo Zhou,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Shaodan Wang,
Aiguo Zhou,
Shaolin Xie,
Shaolin Xie,
Chaonan Zhang,
Shaodan Wang,
Di Sun,
Zhengkun Pan,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Shaodan Wang,
Shaolin Xie,
Chaonan Zhang,
Shaodan Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Di Sun,
Chaonan Zhang,
Shaodan Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Di Sun,
Shaodan Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Di Sun,
Shaolin Xie,
Shaolin Xie,
Di Sun,
Chaonan Zhang,
Di Sun,
Zhengkun Pan,
Zhengkun Pan,
Di Sun,
Aiguo Zhou,
Shaodan Wang,
Zhengkun Pan,
Shaodan Wang,
Shaolin Xie,
Di Sun,
Di Sun,
Di Sun,
Shaolin Xie,
Chaonan Zhang,
Jixing Zou
Di Sun,
Zhengkun Pan,
Chaonan Zhang,
Zhengkun Pan,
Shaodan Wang,
Zhengkun Pan,
Shaodan Wang,
Di Sun,
Guohuan Xu,
Zhengkun Pan,
Di Sun,
Jixing Zou
Shaodan Wang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Shaodan Wang,
Jixing Zou
Di Sun,
Di Sun,
Shaolin Xie,
Shaolin Xie,
Shaolin Xie,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Aiguo Zhou,
Aiguo Zhou,
Aiguo Zhou,
Guohuan Xu,
Guohuan Xu,
Shaodan Wang,
Zhengkun Pan,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Di Sun,
Di Sun,
Shaolin Xie,
Di Sun,
Guohuan Xu,
Aiguo Zhou,
Aiguo Zhou,
Jixing Zou
Guohuan Xu,
Di Sun,
Di Sun,
Di Sun,
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Di Sun,
Di Sun,
Shaolin Xie,
Shaolin Xie,
Shaolin Xie,
Guohuan Xu,
Jixing Zou
Shaodan Wang,
Guohuan Xu,
Guohuan Xu,
Jixing Zou
Guohuan Xu,
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Shaodan Wang,
Jixing Zou
Aiguo Zhou,
Aiguo Zhou,
Aiguo Zhou,
Aiguo Zhou,
Aiguo Zhou,
Guohuan Xu,
Aiguo Zhou,
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Guohuan Xu,
Jixing Zou
Aiguo Zhou,
Shaolin Xie,
Jixing Zou
Guohuan Xu,
Shaolin Xie,
Jixing Zou
Summary
Researchers analyzed microplastic contamination in the gastrointestinal tracts and gills of eight commercial fish species from coastal Guangdong, China. They found an average of 6.6 microplastic particles per fish, with fibers under 1 mm being the most common type, and noted that herbivorous and omnivorous fish accumulated more microplastics in their digestive systems than carnivorous species.
Microplastic pollution has become a major global concern. Coastal areas are densely populated with human activity, commercial enterprises, and fishing, resulting in high incidences of fish microplastic pollution. It has been shown that microplastics exist in commercial fish in coastal areas of Guangdong, China. Most of the microplastics were less than 1 mm, white and blue fibers. The abundance, type, shape and color of microplastics in gills and in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of eight species of commercial fish in the coastal waters of central and western Guangdong Province were analyzed. The overall abundance of microplastic particles in fish was 6.6 items/individual, with an average of 2.2 particles in gills and 4.4 in the GIT. The GIT of carnivorous fish was less likely to ingest microplastics than that of herbivores or omnivores. Middle-water fish, on the other hand, are less likely to have their gills contaminated with microplastics. These results revealed the degree of microplastic pollution in fish tissues from the central and western coastal areas of Guangdong province. The quantity of microplastics in the GIT of fish in the Pearl River Delta was the highest compared with the surrounding areas.