Distribution and sources of microplastics in the Beibu Gulf using in-situ filtration technique.

Autor: Zhu Z; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Marine Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development, Fourth Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beihai, PR China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Ecosystem and Bioresource, Fourth Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beihai, PR China., Hossain KB; State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, PR China; Coastal and Ocean Management Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, PR China; College of Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, PR China., Wei H; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Marine Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development, Fourth Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beihai, PR China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Ecosystem and Bioresource, Fourth Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beihai, PR China., Jia R; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Marine Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development, Fourth Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beihai, PR China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Ecosystem and Bioresource, Fourth Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beihai, PR China., Gao X; Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China., Jin H; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Marine Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development, Fourth Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beihai, PR China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Ecosystem and Bioresource, Fourth Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beihai, PR China; Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, PR China., Cai M; State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, PR China; College of Ocean and Earth Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, PR China; Coastal and Ocean Management Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, PR China; College of Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, PR China. Electronic address: mgcai@xmu.edu.cn.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Marine pollution bulletin [Mar Pollut Bull] 2023 Mar; Vol. 188, pp. 114614. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 01.
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114614
Abstrakt: The Beibu Gulf is a vital link between China and the ASEAN nations, and microplastic contamination is rising due to fast growth, coastal life, fisheries, and mariculture. The abundance, distribution, and source analyses were conducted at 25 sample points for this study. According to this study, the average MPs was 0.25 ± 0.05 items/m 3 , ranging from 0.01 items/m 3 to 0.89 items/m 3 . Fibers, white, cellulose, and 0.33-1 mm were abundant in shape, color, composition, and size, respectively. Multi-statistics-based source analysis indicated land-based inputs (packing materials, textile materials, fisheries, and mariculture) were dominant in the Beibu Gulf. In this study, we also acknowledged a comprehensive comparison and convenience between plankton pumps and other conventional designs to collect microplastic samples from water. We suggested that using a uniform design could elevate the data quality of microplastics.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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