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Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in commercial marine fish from Malaysia
Marine Pollution Bulletin2019
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Samaneh Karbalaei,
Samaneh Karbalaei,
Samaneh Karbalaei,
Samaneh Karbalaei,
Parichehr Hanachi
Parichehr Hanachi
Parichehr Hanachi
Parichehr Hanachi
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Abolfazl Golieskardi,
Ali Karami,
Ali Karami,
Ali Karami,
Ali Karami,
Ali Karami,
Ali Karami,
Ali Karami,
Ali Karami,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Parichehr Hanachi
Parichehr Hanachi
Parichehr Hanachi
Parichehr Hanachi
Parichehr Hanachi
Parichehr Hanachi
Parichehr Hanachi
Parichehr Hanachi
Parichehr Hanachi
Samaneh Karbalaei,
Samaneh Karbalaei,
Samaneh Karbalaei,
Abolfazl Golieskardi,
Abolfazl Golieskardi,
Abolfazl Golieskardi,
Abolfazl Golieskardi,
Abolfazl Golieskardi,
Abolfazl Golieskardi,
Abolfazl Golieskardi,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Hazilawati Hamzah,
Samaneh Karbalaei,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Samiaa Jamil Abdulwahid,
Hazilawati Hamzah,
Samaneh Karbalaei,
Samaneh Karbalaei,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Parichehr Hanachi
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Samaneh Karbalaei,
Tony R. Walker,
Parichehr Hanachi
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Ali Karami,
Tony R. Walker,
Ali Karami,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Samaneh Karbalaei,
Tony R. Walker,
Ali Karami,
Ali Karami,
Parichehr Hanachi
Summary
Microplastics were found in the digestive tracts of eight commercially important marine fish species caught in Malaysian waters, with prevalence and particle types varying by species and location. The study raises food safety concerns for Malaysian seafood consumers and highlights the widespread occurrence of microplastic ingestion in wild-caught fish from Southeast Asian seas.
Plastic debris is widespread and ubiquitous in the marine environment and ingestion of plastic debris by marine organisms is well-documented. Viscera and gills of 110 individual marine fish from 11 commercial fish species collected from the marine fish market were examined for presence of plastic debris. Isolated particles were characterized by Raman spectroscopy, and elemental analysis was assessed using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). Nine (of 11) species contained plastic debris. Out of 56 isolated particles, 76.8% were plastic polymers, 5.4% were pigments, and 17.8% were unidentified. Extracted plastic particle sizes ranged from 200 to 34,900 μm (mean = 2600 μm ±7.0 SD). Hazardous material was undetected using inorganic elemental analysis of extracted plastic debris and pigment particles. The highest number of ingested microplastics was measured in Eleutheronema tridactylum and Clarias gariepinus, suggesting their potential as indicator species to monitor and study trends of ingested marine litter.