Microplastics in fish culture ponds: abundance, characterization, and contamination risk assessment

Microplastics in fish culture ponds: abundance, characterization, and contamination risk assessment

Microplastics (MPs), an emerging pollutant, have drawn attention on a global scale and have been found in various ecosystems. Nevertheless, there is currently a lack of information regarding the contamination levels of MPs in aquaculture ponds worldwide. In this study, sediment and water samples wer...

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Main Authors: M. Belal Hossain, Partho Banik, As-Ad Nur, Tasrina Rabia Choudhury, Samia Islam Liba, Mohammed Fahad Albeshr, Jimmy Yu, Takaomi Arai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
Subjects:
microplastics
homestead ponds
aquaculture ponds
polymers
contamination assessment
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1251158/full

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