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The Suitability of Location Batu Angus Bitung for Aquaculture in Terms of Several Physical and Chemical Parameters of Water Quality

Researchers assessed whether the waters at Batu Angus, Bitung, Indonesia are physically and chemically suitable for aquaculture operations. Water quality monitoring studies like this provide baseline data needed to evaluate whether aquaculture sites are at risk from microplastic contamination affecting fish health and product safety.

2023 International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Bioresearch
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Study on the Influence of Mining Activities on the Quality of Deep Karst Groundwater Based on Multivariate Statistical Analysis and Hydrochemical Analysis

This study examined how long-term coal mining activities in China affected deep karst groundwater chemistry, finding significant changes to water quality that threaten safe drinking water supply in mining regions.

2022 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 4 citations
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Study of water quality for post-mining extermination, Banjarbaru City

This study examined water quality in former mining excavation lakes in Banjarbaru City, Indonesia, finding accumulation of heavy metals and other contaminants. This is a mining environmental impact study with no direct connection to microplastics research.

2023 DEPIK 1 citations
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Commercially Caught Freshwater Fishes in the Philippines: Status, Issues, and Recommendations

Researchers assessed the status of commercially caught freshwater fish species in major inland waters of the Philippines using catch data, literature, and stakeholder interviews, identifying sustainability threats from overfishing and habitat degradation across 406,328 hectares of inland water resources.

2023 Transactions of the National Academy of Science and Technology 4 citations
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Standardized Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation Biological Index Method for Ecosystem Health Evaluation in Large Waters of Aquaculture Type

Researchers developed a standardized fuzzy comprehensive evaluation biological index method for assessing ecosystem health in large aquaculture-type water bodies, providing a more nuanced tool for monitoring river and lake ecosystem conditions under increasing human environmental pressure.

2022 Academic Journal of Environmental Biology
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Evaluating Pollution from Aquaculture Materials and Developing Sustainable Alternatives to Reduce Marine Environmental Impacts: A Case Study in Vietnam

Researchers assessed the status of marine pollution associated with aquaculture activities in Vietnam, with particular emphasis on plastic and microplastic contamination from aquaculture materials, and developed recommendations for more sustainable alternatives to reduce the environmental footprint of coastal aquaculture operations.

2025 Mitteilungen Klosterneuburg
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Assessment of current water quality status in clam areas in Thai Binh Province and proposal for measures to improve efficiency

This study assessed water quality in clam farming areas in Thai Binh Province, Vietnam, monitoring multiple parameters to evaluate farming conditions. Water quality in shellfish farming areas is relevant to microplastic research, as clams accumulate microplastics and other contaminants from their surrounding water.

2023 Journal of Hydro-meteorology
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A preliminary study of direct observation and selected water quality monitoring in Putrajaya Lake: the status between October-December 2022

Researchers conducted a preliminary study combining direct observation of aquatic environments with selected water quality monitoring parameters, developing a simplified field methodology for rapid assessment of freshwater ecosystem health. The approach demonstrated that combining visual habitat assessment with targeted chemical measurements could efficiently characterize ecological condition in resource-limited monitoring contexts.

2024 International Journal of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Research 6 citations
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Sustainability Status of Pond Aquaculture in Tambakbulusan Village on Social or Cultural Dimension and Legal or Institutional Dimension

This paper is not about microplastics — it assesses the social, cultural, legal, and institutional sustainability dimensions of aquaculture pond management in an Indonesian village.

2023 International Journal of Islamic Education Research and Multiculturalism (IJIERM) 13 citations
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Bivalves Diversity and Abundance in the Coastal Waters: An Environmental Pollution Monitoring Measure

Researchers assessed bivalve species diversity, abundance, and water physicochemical factors at three sites in Banyuurip Village, Indonesia, using the assemblage as a bioindicator of water quality impacts from industrial and household waste pollution.

2025 Research Repository Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim (University of Southampton)
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ОЦІНКА ЯКОСТІ ТА ЕКОЛОГІЧНИЦЙ СТАН РІЧКИ САКСАГАНЬ У КОНТЕКСТІ ГОСПОДАРСЬКО-ПИТНОГО ТА РИБОГОСПОДАРСЬКОГО ПРИЗНАЧЕННЯ

This Ukrainian-language study assessed the water quality and ecological status of the Saksahan River in the context of its suitability for drinking water supply and fisheries management, in a region affected by intensive iron ore mining and significant mine water discharge. The research characterized the specific hydrochemical conditions resulting from industrial exploitation of the Kryvbas ore deposits.

2024 Journal of Chemistry and Technologies 5 citations
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Correlation Analysis of Water Quality and Microplastic Identification in the North Coast Area of Situbondo

Researchers assessed water quality and identified microplastics in a river in North Kalimantan, Indonesia, finding correlations between water quality parameters and microplastic abundance and characterizing the dominant polymer types and morphologies present.

2025 Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA
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Contamination of Microplastics in Surface Waters of Kapuas Kecil Estuary West Kalimantan

Researchers measured microplastic abundance in surface waters of the Kapuas Kecil Estuary in West Kalimantan during low and high tides at three stations, finding 62–173 particles per liter with the highest concentrations near industrial and shipping activity zones.

2025 Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries
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Assessment of Bango River Water Quality on Different Land Uses

Researchers assessed water quality in the Bango River in Indonesia across different land uses, finding that agricultural, residential, and industrial activities each contributed distinct pollution patterns affecting physicochemical parameters and overall river health.

2023 Jurnal Teknologi dan Rekayasa Sumber Daya Air 2 citations
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Occurrence of microplastic in the water of different types of aquaculture ponds in an important lakeside freshwater aquaculture area of China

Microplastics were detected in aquaculture pond water across an important freshwater aquaculture region in China, with pond type and cultured species influencing microplastic occurrence and composition.

2021 Chemosphere 81 citations
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The Role of Biofilm on Microplastics as A Vector for Heavy Metals in the Waters of Sendang Biru, Malang Regency

Researchers investigated microplastic contamination, biofilm formation, and heavy metal accumulation in waters of Sendang Biru, Malang Regency, Indonesia, collecting 20-liter water samples and six Banyar fish specimens from two stations to examine how biofilms on microplastic surfaces act as vectors for heavy metal transfer to aquatic organisms.

2025 HAYATI Journal of Biosciences