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Microplastic accumulation in fish from Zhanjiang mangrove wetland, South China
The Science of The Total Environment2019
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Yun-Feng Pan,
Jiansheng Huang,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Dusmant Maharana,
Jiansheng Huang,
J. Bimali Koongolla,
Shan Liu,
J. Bimali Koongolla,
Yun-Feng Pan,
J. Bimali Koongolla,
Dusmant Maharana,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Shan Liu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Lang Lin,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Shan Liu,
J. Bimali Koongolla,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Hengxiang Li
Yun-Feng Pan,
J. Bimali Koongolla,
Dusmant Maharana,
Dusmant Maharana,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Yun-Feng Pan,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Hengxiang Li
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Shan Liu,
Lang Lin,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Yun-Feng Pan,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Hengxiang Li
Yun-Feng Pan,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Lang Lin,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Jiansheng Huang,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Hengxiang Li
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Shan Liu,
Shan Liu,
Shan Liu,
Shan Liu,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Jiansheng Huang,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Yun-Feng Pan,
Hengxiang Li
Lang Lin,
Shan Liu,
Shan Liu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Shan Liu,
Shan Liu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Shan Liu,
Weihong He,
Hengxiang Li
Shan Liu,
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Weihong He,
Lang Lin,
Shan Liu,
Hengxiang Li
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
J. Bimali Koongolla,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Weihong He,
Weihong He,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Hengxiang Li
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Dusmant Maharana,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Dusmant Maharana,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Jiansheng Huang,
Jiansheng Huang,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Hengxiang Li
Weihong He,
Weihong He,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
J. Bimali Koongolla,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Hengxiang Li
Summary
Microplastics were found in multiple fish species collected from Zhanjiang mangrove wetlands in South China, with contamination levels and particle types varying by species and feeding behavior. The study highlights how microplastics accumulate in fish living in mangrove ecosystems and enter coastal food chains.
Microplastics (MPs) are widespread in marine and estuarine environments, but the contamination of MPs in mangrove wetlands is relatively unknown. Here, we quantify the presence of MPs in fish collected from Zhanjiang mangrove wetland, the largest mangrove in South China, which provide baseline data on MPs accumulation in fish in mangrove environment as the first evidence in China. MPs were found in 30 out of 32 fish species at an average abundance of 2.83 ± 1.84 items individual, ranged from 0.6 to 8.0 items individual in each species. MPs were detected in gills, stomach and intestine, and not found in muscles and livers. Positive relationship was found between MPs abundance and body length or weight of mangrove fish. The dominant polymers identified by micro-FTIR were polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene and cellophane. MPs consisted primarily of fibers and with the prominent size range of 0.02-1 mm. The body sizes, living habitats and feeding habits of fish are important factors affecting MPs accumulation in different fish species. This study revealed the wide presences of MPs in fish species within a mangrove wetland.