Assessment of Microplastics in the Surface Water of Sitio Pulo, Navotas, Metro Manila
Microplastics are synthetic polymer particles with a length of 5 mm or less with no well-defined lower boundary. These debris particles are known to affect marine and aquatic organisms which poses a threat to biodiversity and marine resources. In this study, the isolated microplastic from the coast...
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| author | Mark Lester C. Galicia Carl Luis P. Flestado Jeff Ryan S. Magalong Ronald Benz L. Rivera Kim M. Villacorte William Peter G. Sarmiento Chester C. Deocaris |
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Microplastics are synthetic polymer particles with a length of 5 mm or less with no well-defined lower boundary. These debris particles are known to affect marine and aquatic organisms which poses a threat to biodiversity and marine resources. In this study, the isolated microplastic from the coastal and lagoon surface waters of Sitio Pulo is described. Sitio Pulo is a barrier island mangrove sanctuary located at Brgy. Tanza I, Navotas City surrounded by Manila Bay. The samples collected last July 4 and 25, 2019, were isolated, profiled, and analyzed. A total of four hundred forty-nine (449) microplastic fragments were isolated from the surface water samples with a median length of 1.096 (IQR 0.809–1.578) mm. The isolated microplastics exhibit roundness, whiteness, and yellowing indicating signs of mechanical, chemical and photodegradation. It is also noted the putative effects of the weather disturbances in accelerating the discharge of nascent microplastics in Manila Bay. The isolated microplastic composition includes the commodity polymers polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). The presence of microplastics in the surface waters of Sitio Pulo reflects the worsening plastic pollution problem in Metro Manila.
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| spelling | doaj.art-ebe72538e223472aafd3d98fe6c13df82023-11-16T10:42:33ZengEnvironmental Research Institute, Chulalongkorn UniversityApplied Environmental Research2287-075X2023-03-0145110.35762/AER.2023001Assessment of Microplastics in the Surface Water of Sitio Pulo, Navotas, Metro ManilaMark Lester C. Galicia0Carl Luis P. Flestado1Jeff Ryan S. Magalong2Ronald Benz L. Rivera3Kim M. Villacorte4William Peter G. Sarmiento5Chester C. Deocaris6Department of Physical Sciences, College of Science, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila, PhilippinesDepartment of Physical Sciences, College of Science, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila, PhilippinesDepartment of Physical Sciences, College of Science, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila, PhilippinesDepartment of Physical Sciences, College of Science, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila, PhilippinesDepartment of Physical Sciences, College of Science, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila, PhilippinesDepartment of Physical Sciences, College of Science, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila, PhilippinesDepartment of Physical Sciences, College of Science, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines Microplastics are synthetic polymer particles with a length of 5 mm or less with no well-defined lower boundary. These debris particles are known to affect marine and aquatic organisms which poses a threat to biodiversity and marine resources. In this study, the isolated microplastic from the coastal and lagoon surface waters of Sitio Pulo is described. Sitio Pulo is a barrier island mangrove sanctuary located at Brgy. Tanza I, Navotas City surrounded by Manila Bay. The samples collected last July 4 and 25, 2019, were isolated, profiled, and analyzed. A total of four hundred forty-nine (449) microplastic fragments were isolated from the surface water samples with a median length of 1.096 (IQR 0.809–1.578) mm. The isolated microplastics exhibit roundness, whiteness, and yellowing indicating signs of mechanical, chemical and photodegradation. It is also noted the putative effects of the weather disturbances in accelerating the discharge of nascent microplastics in Manila Bay. The isolated microplastic composition includes the commodity polymers polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). The presence of microplastics in the surface waters of Sitio Pulo reflects the worsening plastic pollution problem in Metro Manila. https://ph01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/saujournalst/www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/aer/article/view/251927MicroplasticsSitio PuloSurface waterATR-FTIR |
| spellingShingle | Mark Lester C. Galicia Carl Luis P. Flestado Jeff Ryan S. Magalong Ronald Benz L. Rivera Kim M. Villacorte William Peter G. Sarmiento Chester C. Deocaris Assessment of Microplastics in the Surface Water of Sitio Pulo, Navotas, Metro Manila Applied Environmental Research Microplastics Sitio Pulo Surface water ATR-FTIR |
| title | Assessment of Microplastics in the Surface Water of Sitio Pulo, Navotas, Metro Manila |
| title_full | Assessment of Microplastics in the Surface Water of Sitio Pulo, Navotas, Metro Manila |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Microplastics in the Surface Water of Sitio Pulo, Navotas, Metro Manila |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Microplastics in the Surface Water of Sitio Pulo, Navotas, Metro Manila |
| title_short | Assessment of Microplastics in the Surface Water of Sitio Pulo, Navotas, Metro Manila |
| title_sort | assessment of microplastics in the surface water of sitio pulo navotas metro manila |
| topic | Microplastics Sitio Pulo Surface water ATR-FTIR |
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