Microplastics in Sediment of Kuakata Beach, Bangladesh: Occurrence, Spatial Distribution, and Risk Assessment

Microplastics in Sediment of Kuakata Beach, Bangladesh: Occurrence, Spatial Distribution, and Risk Assessment

Kuakata beach, known as Daughter of Sea in Bangladesh, has drawn a growing number of tourists from all over the world, leading to the higher use of single plastic products. This study was a first attempt to describe the occurrence, spatial distribution, and ecological risk of microplastics (MPs) in...

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Main Authors: Partho Banik, M. Belal Hossain, As-Ad Ujjaman Nur, Tasrina Rabia Choudhury, Samia Islam Liba, Jimmy Yu, Md. Abu Noman, Jun Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
microplastic pollution
beach sediment
sand grain size
ecological risk assessment
Bangladesh
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.860989/full

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