Preliminary Observation on Microplastic Contamination in the Scombridae Species From Coastal Waters of Pakistan

Farzana YOUSUF; Levent BAT; Ayşah ÖZTEKİN; Qadeer Mohammad ALİ; Quratulan AHMED; Iqra SHAİKH

doi:https://doi.org/10.33714/masteb.1101875

Makale detayları

Preliminary Observation on Microplastic Contamination in the Scombridae Species From Coastal Waters of Pakistan

Yazarlar:

Farzana YOUSUF | Levent BAT | Ayşah ÖZTEKİN | Qadeer Mohammad ALİ | Quratulan AHMED | Iqra SHAİKH

Yayıncı:

Adem Yavuz SÖNMEZ

Ana Başlıklar:

Ekoloji

Dergi:

Marine Science and Technology Bulletin 2022 Vol.11 Issue 2, pp.202-211

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2022

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000543140

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2147-9666

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33714/masteb.1101875

Özet:

 


Microplastics are one of the major pollution problems nowadays, have been found in both marine environments and various fish species worldwide. In this study, the presence of microplastics in the digestive systems and the gills of 6 species from the Scombridae family on the coast of Karachi in Pakistan was investigated. A total of 336 fish were examined for the presence of microplastic in gills and the digestive systems. Microplastics were detected in digestive systems and gills in 11.11%-19.51% and 58.62%-85.71% of total individuals, respectively. The number of microplastics varied from 0.19 to 1.12 items.ind-1 in digestive system and 1.5 to 7.04 items.ind-1 in gill. Fibre was dominant in both gills (98.67-99.17%) and digestive systems (100%). More extensive and further investigations are needed on microplastic contamination of the biota on the Pakistan coast.

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Makale detayları

Preliminary Observation on Microplastic Contamination in the Scombridae Species From Coastal Waters of Pakistan

Yazarlar: Farzana YOUSUF | Levent BAT | Ayşah ÖZTEKİN | Qadeer Mohammad ALİ | Quratulan AHMED | Iqra SHAİKH

Yayıncı: Adem Yavuz SÖNMEZ

Ana Başlıklar: Ekoloji

Dergi: Marine Science and Technology Bulletin 2022 Vol.11 Issue 2, pp.202-211

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2022

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000543140

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

eISSN: 2147-9666

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33714/masteb.1101875

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Farzana YOUSUF | Levent BAT | Ayşah ÖZTEKİN | Qadeer Mohammad ALİ | Quratulan AHMED | Iqra SHAİKH

Yayıncı:

Adem Yavuz SÖNMEZ

Ana Başlıklar:

Ekoloji

Dergi:

Marine Science and Technology Bulletin 2022 Vol.11 Issue 2, pp.202-211

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2022

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000543140

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2147-9666

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33714/masteb.1101875