Microplastics pollution in salt pans from the Maheshkhali Channel, Bangladesh
Abstract Microplastics (MP) were recognized as an emergent pollution problem due to their ubiquitous nature and bioaccumulative potential. Those present in salt for consumption could represent a human exposure route through dietary uptake. The current study, conducted in Bangladesh, reports micropla...
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| author | Md. Refat Jahan Rakib Sultan Al Nahian María B. Alfonso Mayeen Uddin Khandaker Christian Ebere Enyoh Fauziah Shahul Hamid Abdullah Alsubaie Abdulraheem S. A. Almalki D. A. Bradley Hamidreza Mohafez Mohammad Aminul Islam |
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| description | Abstract Microplastics (MP) were recognized as an emergent pollution problem due to their ubiquitous nature and bioaccumulative potential. Those present in salt for consumption could represent a human exposure route through dietary uptake. The current study, conducted in Bangladesh, reports microplastics contamination in coarse salt prepared for human consumption. Sea salt samples were collected from eight representative salt pans located in the country's largest salt farming area, in the Maheshkhali Channel, along the Bay of Bengal. Microplastics were detected in all samples, with mean concentrations ranging from 78 ± 9.33 to 137 ± 21.70 particles kg−1, mostly white and ranging in size from 500–1000 µm. The prevalent types were: fragments (48%) > films (22%) > fibers (15%) > granules and lines (both 9%). Fourier transform mid-IR and near-IR spectra (FT-MIR-NIR) analysis registered terephthalate (48%), polypropylene (20%), polyethylene (17%), and polystyrene (15%) in all samples. These results contribute to the MP's pollution knowledge in sea salts to understand and reduce this significant human exposure route and environmental pollution source in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-453f0b5b511a430197815181f7e172af2022-12-21T22:43:47ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222021-11-0111111010.1038/s41598-021-02457-yMicroplastics pollution in salt pans from the Maheshkhali Channel, BangladeshMd. Refat Jahan Rakib0Sultan Al Nahian1María B. Alfonso2Mayeen Uddin Khandaker3Christian Ebere Enyoh4Fauziah Shahul Hamid5Abdullah Alsubaie6Abdulraheem S. A. Almalki7D. A. Bradley8Hamidreza Mohafez9Mohammad Aminul Islam10Department of Fisheries and Marine Science, Faculty of Science, Noakhali Science and Technology UniversityBangladesh Oceanographic Research InstituteInstituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO-CONICET-UNS), Florida 8000Centre for Applied Physics and Radiation Technologies, School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway UniversityGroup Research in Analytical Chemistry, Environment and Climate Change (GRACE & CC), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Imo State University OwerriInstitute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of MalayaDepartment of Physics, College of Khurma, Taif UniversityDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Taif UniversityCentre for Applied Physics and Radiation Technologies, School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway UniversityDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti MalayaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti MalayaAbstract Microplastics (MP) were recognized as an emergent pollution problem due to their ubiquitous nature and bioaccumulative potential. Those present in salt for consumption could represent a human exposure route through dietary uptake. The current study, conducted in Bangladesh, reports microplastics contamination in coarse salt prepared for human consumption. Sea salt samples were collected from eight representative salt pans located in the country's largest salt farming area, in the Maheshkhali Channel, along the Bay of Bengal. Microplastics were detected in all samples, with mean concentrations ranging from 78 ± 9.33 to 137 ± 21.70 particles kg−1, mostly white and ranging in size from 500–1000 µm. The prevalent types were: fragments (48%) > films (22%) > fibers (15%) > granules and lines (both 9%). Fourier transform mid-IR and near-IR spectra (FT-MIR-NIR) analysis registered terephthalate (48%), polypropylene (20%), polyethylene (17%), and polystyrene (15%) in all samples. These results contribute to the MP's pollution knowledge in sea salts to understand and reduce this significant human exposure route and environmental pollution source in the future.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02457-y |
| spellingShingle | Md. Refat Jahan Rakib Sultan Al Nahian María B. Alfonso Mayeen Uddin Khandaker Christian Ebere Enyoh Fauziah Shahul Hamid Abdullah Alsubaie Abdulraheem S. A. Almalki D. A. Bradley Hamidreza Mohafez Mohammad Aminul Islam Microplastics pollution in salt pans from the Maheshkhali Channel, Bangladesh Scientific Reports |
| title | Microplastics pollution in salt pans from the Maheshkhali Channel, Bangladesh |
| title_full | Microplastics pollution in salt pans from the Maheshkhali Channel, Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Microplastics pollution in salt pans from the Maheshkhali Channel, Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microplastics pollution in salt pans from the Maheshkhali Channel, Bangladesh |
| title_short | Microplastics pollution in salt pans from the Maheshkhali Channel, Bangladesh |
| title_sort | microplastics pollution in salt pans from the maheshkhali channel bangladesh |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02457-y |
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