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Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in commercial fishes from estuarine areas of Guangdong, South China
Chemosphere2020
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Shaodan Wang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Shaolin Xie,
Chaonan Zhang,
Di Sun,
Aiguo Zhou,
Chaonan Zhang,
Jun Wang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Shaodan Wang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Di Sun,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Shaodan Wang,
Zhengkun Pan,
Shaodan Wang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Jun Wang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Jun Wang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Shaodan Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Shaolin Xie,
Shaolin Xie,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Di Sun,
Shaodan Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Di Sun,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Zhengkun Pan,
Shaodan Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Aiguo Zhou,
Chaonan Zhang,
Jun Wang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Shaolin Xie,
Jun Wang,
Shaolin Xie,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Di Sun,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Di Sun,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Di Sun,
Jun Wang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Jun Wang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Zhengkun Pan,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Jun Wang,
Zhengkun Pan,
Zhengkun Pan,
Jun Wang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Shaodan Wang,
Jun Wang,
Di Sun,
Shaolin Xie,
Aiguo Zhou,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Di Sun,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Di Sun,
Di Sun,
Di Sun,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Shaolin Xie,
Shaolin Xie,
Chaonan Zhang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Shaodan Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Zhengkun Pan,
Zhengkun Pan,
Zhengkun Pan,
Zhengkun Pan,
Chaonan Zhang,
Di Sun,
Di Sun,
Di Sun,
Shaodan Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Jun Wang,
Jixing Zou
Jun Wang,
Di Sun,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Di Sun,
Jun Wang,
Aiguo Zhou,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Jun Wang,
Jixing Zou
Shaolin Xie,
Chaonan Zhang,
Shaolin Xie,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Di Sun,
Jun Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Zhengkun Pan,
Shaolin Xie,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Di Sun,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Aiguo Zhou,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Aiguo Zhou,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Chaonan Zhang,
Jun Wang,
Shaolin Xie,
Jixing Zou
Aiguo Zhou,
Aiguo Zhou,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Di Sun,
Jun Wang,
Shaolin Xie,
Jun Wang,
Shaolin Xie,
Shaolin Xie,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Di Sun,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Di Sun,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Di Sun,
Jixing Zou
Di Sun,
Jun Wang,
Di Sun,
Jun Wang,
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Shaodan Wang,
Shaodan Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Aiguo Zhou,
Jixing Zou
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jixing Zou
Jixing Zou
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Aiguo Zhou,
Aiguo Zhou,
Aiguo Zhou,
Aiguo Zhou,
Aiguo Zhou,
Jixing Zou
Jun Wang,
Jixing Zou
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jixing Zou
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jixing Zou
Aiguo Zhou,
Jun Wang,
Shaolin Xie,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Shaolin Xie,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jun Wang,
Jixing Zou
Summary
Researchers analyzed the abundance, characteristics, and spatial distribution of microplastics in six commercial fish species from estuarine areas of Guangdong, South China, providing quantitative data on microplastic ingestion in fish from one of China's most plastic-polluted coastal regions.
The widespread presence of microplastics in global aquatic ecosystems has aroused growing concerns regarding their potential impact on aquatic biota. Data show an extensive plastic pollution in coastal areas of Guangdong, China, however, to date there has been no quantitative study on the ingestion of microplastics by commercial fishes from the estuarine areas. In this study, we analyzed the abundance, characteristics, species-specific and spatial distribution of microplastics in six species of commercial fish from estuarine areas of Guangdong. Sixty-four fish samples from nineteen sampling sites were investigated. The average abundance of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tracts of the commercial fishes was 5.4 items/individual, indicating potential food safety. The majority of microplastics were fibers, white in color and less than 1 mm in size. Species-specific and spatial distribution of the microplastics were observed in terms of abundance, shape, color and size. Sillago japonica had the highest (6.9 items/individual), while Alepes djedaba had the lowest (3 items/individual) abundance of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tract. We recommend demersal Mugil cephalus and pelagic Konosirus punctatus to be considered as two species suitable for monitoring microplastics ingestion in the seafloor and water column communities.