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Microplastic Abundance, Distribution, and Composition in Sungai Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia
Sains Malaysiana2020
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Yang Hwi Tee,
Yang Hwi Tee,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Wan Mohd Afiq Wan Mohd Khalik,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Wan Mohd Afiq Wan Mohd Khalik,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Wan Mohd Afiq Wan Mohd Khalik,
Wan Mohd Afiq Wan Mohd Khalik,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Wan Mohd Afiq Wan Mohd Khalik,
Wan Mohd Afiq Wan Mohd Khalik,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Wan Mohd Afiq Wan Mohd Khalik,
Wan Mohd Afiq Wan Mohd Khalik,
Wan Mohd Afiq Wan Mohd Khalik,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Wan Mohd Afiq Wan Mohd Khalik,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Wan Mohd Afiq Wan Mohd Khalik,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Wan Mohd Afiq Wan Mohd Khalik,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Wan Mohd Afiq Wan Mohd Khalik,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Wan Mohd Afiq Wan Mohd Khalik,
Wan Mohd Afiq Wan Mohd Khalik,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Wan Mohd Afiq Wan Mohd Khalik,
Wan Mohd Afiq Wan Mohd Khalik,
Wan Mohd Afiq Wan Mohd Khalik,
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim
Summary
This study investigated microplastic occurrence in Sungai Dungun river in Malaysia, characterizing the particles by morphology, color, and polymer type. The detection of microplastics at all sampling sites in this Malaysian river confirms that freshwater contamination with plastic particles is widespread across Southeast Asia.
In this study, MPs occurrence in Sungai Dungun, Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia was analysed. Sampling method was based on sieving 200 m of bulk water to collect surface water samples from five sites in the vicinity of potential source for MP abundance. Characterisation of MPs was accomplished by gravimetric and digital image processing (for quantification and morphology categorisation), and chemical composition identified by attenuated total reflectance-Fourier infrared spectroscopy. The range concentration of MPs was 22.8 to 300.8 items/m 3 (mean 102.8 item/m 3 ). It was recorded that most of the MPs found were black and transparent. The most frequent morphotypes were fibres, followed by fragments. Polypropylene (C 3 H 6 )n, polyacrylonitrile (C 3 H 3 N)n and rayon were the dominant polymertypes of MPs analysed in this work. Metals (Pb < As < Mn < Zn < Cu < Fe < Al) found within the MPs reported varied in terms of g/mL. This study provided new insights into the understanding of MP levels in inland Malaysian freshwater environments.