The Occurrence of Microplastics in Sediment Cores from Two Mangrove Areas in Southern Thailand
Mangroves are areas that connect the land and sea, and are important to the ecosystem. They are important places for food sources and the habitat of aquatic fauna in the tidal areas. However, the existence of plastic debris poses a risk to the aquatic environment. This study aimed to investigate the...
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| author | Siriporn Pradit Prakrit Noppradit Pei-Sun Loh Thongchai Nitiratsuwan Thi Phuong Quynh Le Chantha Oeurng Che Abd Rahim Mohamed Choon Weng Lee Xixi Lu Gusti Z. Anshari Selvaraj Kandasamy Jianjun Wang |
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| description | Mangroves are areas that connect the land and sea, and are important to the ecosystem. They are important places for food sources and the habitat of aquatic fauna in the tidal areas. However, the existence of plastic debris poses a risk to the aquatic environment. This study aimed to investigate the accumulation of microplastics (MPs) in sediment cores from two mangrove areas. The first mangrove area is in the outer section of the Songkhla lagoon (SK), while the second is in the coastal area of Pattani province (PN). Sediment core sampling was performed from SK = 8 stations and PN = 5 stations. Surface enrichment of MP was observed, especially in sediments of 0–4 cm. MPs were found throughout the depth in both areas, while fewer MPs were found in deeper sediment core layers (<i>p</i> < 0.05) at some stations inside the mangrove zone. Simple linear regression of the observed MPs and distance in the horizontal were found to be significant at SK within the mangrove zone with r<sup>2</sup> = 0.79 (<i>p</i> < 0.05). MP fibers were the most commonly found MP type in both areas and were less than 1 mm. Blue and black MPs were the most abundant colors found in both areas. The six polymer types reported in this study comprised polyethylene, rayon, rubber, styrene, Poly (vinyl acetate), and paint. The findings of the present study suggest that long-term monitoring of marine debris along coastlines is necessary to help improve national policies and measures related to marine plastic debris. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-da252bc2f26d456dba6eb493efa16fda2023-11-24T01:58:28ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122022-03-0110341810.3390/jmse10030418The Occurrence of Microplastics in Sediment Cores from Two Mangrove Areas in Southern ThailandSiriporn Pradit0Prakrit Noppradit1Pei-Sun Loh2Thongchai Nitiratsuwan3Thi Phuong Quynh Le4Chantha Oeurng5Che Abd Rahim Mohamed6Choon Weng Lee7Xixi Lu8Gusti Z. Anshari9Selvaraj Kandasamy10Jianjun Wang11Coastal Oceanography and Climate Change Research Center, Faculty of Environmental Management, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, ThailandCoastal Oceanography and Climate Change Research Center, Faculty of Environmental Management, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, ThailandOcean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 316021, ChinaFaculty of Science and Fisheries Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, Trang 92150, ThailandInstitute of Natural Product Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi 11307, VietnamFaculty of Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering, Institute of Technology of Cambodia, Phnom Penh 12156, CambodiaFaculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, MalaysiaInstitute of Biological Sciences, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, MalaysiaDepartment of Geography, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260, SingaporeSoil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanjungpura University, Pontianak 78124, West Kalimantan, IndonesiaDepartment of Geological Oceanography, Xiang’an Campus, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, Agricultural College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, ChinaMangroves are areas that connect the land and sea, and are important to the ecosystem. They are important places for food sources and the habitat of aquatic fauna in the tidal areas. However, the existence of plastic debris poses a risk to the aquatic environment. This study aimed to investigate the accumulation of microplastics (MPs) in sediment cores from two mangrove areas. The first mangrove area is in the outer section of the Songkhla lagoon (SK), while the second is in the coastal area of Pattani province (PN). Sediment core sampling was performed from SK = 8 stations and PN = 5 stations. Surface enrichment of MP was observed, especially in sediments of 0–4 cm. MPs were found throughout the depth in both areas, while fewer MPs were found in deeper sediment core layers (<i>p</i> < 0.05) at some stations inside the mangrove zone. Simple linear regression of the observed MPs and distance in the horizontal were found to be significant at SK within the mangrove zone with r<sup>2</sup> = 0.79 (<i>p</i> < 0.05). MP fibers were the most commonly found MP type in both areas and were less than 1 mm. Blue and black MPs were the most abundant colors found in both areas. The six polymer types reported in this study comprised polyethylene, rayon, rubber, styrene, Poly (vinyl acetate), and paint. The findings of the present study suggest that long-term monitoring of marine debris along coastlines is necessary to help improve national policies and measures related to marine plastic debris.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/3/418microplasticmangrovesedimentwetlandpolymerFTIR |
| spellingShingle | Siriporn Pradit Prakrit Noppradit Pei-Sun Loh Thongchai Nitiratsuwan Thi Phuong Quynh Le Chantha Oeurng Che Abd Rahim Mohamed Choon Weng Lee Xixi Lu Gusti Z. Anshari Selvaraj Kandasamy Jianjun Wang The Occurrence of Microplastics in Sediment Cores from Two Mangrove Areas in Southern Thailand Journal of Marine Science and Engineering microplastic mangrove sediment wetland polymer FTIR |
| title | The Occurrence of Microplastics in Sediment Cores from Two Mangrove Areas in Southern Thailand |
| title_full | The Occurrence of Microplastics in Sediment Cores from Two Mangrove Areas in Southern Thailand |
| title_fullStr | The Occurrence of Microplastics in Sediment Cores from Two Mangrove Areas in Southern Thailand |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Occurrence of Microplastics in Sediment Cores from Two Mangrove Areas in Southern Thailand |
| title_short | The Occurrence of Microplastics in Sediment Cores from Two Mangrove Areas in Southern Thailand |
| title_sort | occurrence of microplastics in sediment cores from two mangrove areas in southern thailand |
| topic | microplastic mangrove sediment wetland polymer FTIR |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/3/418 |
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