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Microplastics and mesoplastics in fish from coastal and fresh waters of China
Environmental Pollution2016
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Khalida Jabeen,
Dongqi Yang,
Lei Su,
Khalida Jabeen
Lei Su,
Khalida Jabeen
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Huahong Shi,
Jiana Li,
Huahong Shi,
Jingli Mu,
Jiana Li,
Jiana Li,
Jiana Li,
Jiana Li,
Huahong Shi,
Jiana Li,
Dongqi Yang,
Jiana Li,
Jingli Mu,
Khalida Jabeen
Khalida Jabeen,
Khalida Jabeen,
Khalida Jabeen,
Huahong Shi,
Lei Su,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Khalida Jabeen
Khalida Jabeen
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Khalida Jabeen
Dongqi Yang,
Chunfu Tong,
Chunfu Tong,
Khalida Jabeen,
Khalida Jabeen,
Chunfu Tong,
Chunfu Tong,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Dongqi Yang,
Huahong Shi,
Jiana Li,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Chunfu Tong,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Khalida Jabeen
Lei Su,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Jingli Mu,
Jiana Li,
Jiana Li,
Huahong Shi,
Lei Su,
Huahong Shi,
Dongqi Yang,
Lei Su,
Dongqi Yang,
Chunfu Tong,
Huahong Shi,
Jiana Li,
Jiana Li,
Khalida Jabeen,
Jiana Li,
Khalida Jabeen,
Khalida Jabeen
Huahong Shi,
Jingli Mu,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Khalida Jabeen
Khalida Jabeen
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
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Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Jiana Li,
Dongqi Yang,
Dongqi Yang,
Jingli Mu,
Khalida Jabeen,
Khalida Jabeen,
Dongqi Yang,
Dongqi Yang,
Huahong Shi,
Dongqi Yang,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Khalida Jabeen
Huahong Shi,
Chunfu Tong,
Khalida Jabeen
Huahong Shi,
Lei Su,
Khalida Jabeen,
Khalida Jabeen,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Khalida Jabeen,
Lei Su,
Huahong Shi,
Jingli Mu,
Khalida Jabeen,
Chunfu Tong,
Jingli Mu,
Khalida Jabeen
Jingli Mu,
Khalida Jabeen
Huahong Shi,
Jiana Li,
Jiana Li,
Huahong Shi,
Dongqi Yang,
Jiana Li,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Jiana Li,
Khalida Jabeen,
Huahong Shi,
Jingli Mu,
Huahong Shi,
Jingli Mu,
Huahong Shi,
Jiana Li,
Jiana Li,
Jiana Li,
Jiana Li,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Khalida Jabeen
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Khalida Jabeen,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Lei Su,
Huahong Shi,
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Khalida Jabeen
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Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Jiana Li,
Huahong Shi,
Jiana Li,
Jiana Li,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Jingli Mu,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Lei Su,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Khalida Jabeen
Khalida Jabeen
Jingli Mu,
Huahong Shi,
Khalida Jabeen,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Jingli Mu,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Jingli Mu,
Khalida Jabeen,
Jingli Mu,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Jingli Mu,
Huahong Shi,
Lei Su,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Jingli Mu,
Jingli Mu,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Jingli Mu,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Huahong Shi,
Khalida Jabeen,
Khalida Jabeen
Huahong Shi,
Jiana Li,
Jingli Mu,
Lei Su,
Huahong Shi,
Jingli Mu,
Jingli Mu,
Huahong Shi,
Jingli Mu,
Huahong Shi,
Dongqi Yang,
Jiana Li,
Khalida Jabeen
Summary
Researchers surveyed fish from both coastal marine and freshwater environments across China and found microplastics in species from both habitats, with differences in contamination levels and plastic types reflecting each environment's pollution profile.
Plastic pollution is a growing global concern. In the present study, we investigated plastic pollution in 21 species of sea fish and 6 species of freshwater fish from China. All of the species were found to ingest micro- or mesoplastics. The average abundance of microplastics varied from 1.1 to 7.2 items by individual and 0.2-17.2 items by gram. The average abundance of mesoplastics varied from 0.2 to 3.0 items by individual and 0.1-3.9 items by gram. Microplastics were abundant in 26 species, accounting for 55.9-92.3% of the total number of plastics items in each species. Thamnaconus septentrionalis contained the highest abundance of microplastics (7.2 items/individual). The average abundance of plastics in sea benthopelagic fishes was significantly higher than in freshwater benthopelagic fishes by items/individual. The plastics were dominanted by fiber in shape, transparent in color and cellophane in composition. The proportion of plastics in the stomach to the intestines showed great variation in different species, ranging from 0.5 to 1.9 by items/individual. The stomach of Harpodon nehereus and intestines of Pampus cinereus contained the highest number of plastics, (3.3) and (2.7), respectively, by items/individual. Our results suggested that plastic pollution was widespread in the investigated fish species and showed higher abundance in comparison with worldwide studies. The ingestion of plastics in fish was closely related to the habitat and gastrointestinal tract structure. We highly recommend that the entire gastrointestinal tract and digestion process be used in future investigations of plastic pollution in fish.