Impact of face mask microplastics pollution on the aquatic environment and aquaculture organisms
Microplastic pollution in our environment, especially water bodies is an emerging threat to food security and human health. Inevitably, the outbreak of Covid-19 has necessitated the constant use of face masks made from polymers such as polypropylene, polyurethane, polyacrylonitrile, polystyrene, pol...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English English |
| Published: |
Elsevier Ltd.
2022
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36803/1/ABSTRACT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36803/2/FULLTEXT.pdf |
| _version_ | 1825715338620174336 |
|---|---|
| author | Jeremiah Olanipekun Jimoh Sharifah Rahmah Suhairi Mazelan Mohamad Jalilah John Bunmi Olasunkanmi Leong, Seng Lim Mazlan Abd Ghaffar Yu, Mei Chang Kesaven Bhubalan Hon, Jung Liew |
| author_facet | Jeremiah Olanipekun Jimoh Sharifah Rahmah Suhairi Mazelan Mohamad Jalilah John Bunmi Olasunkanmi Leong, Seng Lim Mazlan Abd Ghaffar Yu, Mei Chang Kesaven Bhubalan Hon, Jung Liew |
| author_sort | Jeremiah Olanipekun Jimoh |
| collection | UMS |
| description | Microplastic pollution in our environment, especially water bodies is an emerging threat to food security and human health. Inevitably, the outbreak of Covid-19 has necessitated the constant use of face masks made from polymers such as polypropylene, polyurethane, polyacrylonitrile, polystyrene, polycarbonate, polyethylene, or polyester which eventually will disintegrate into microplastic particles. They can be broken down into microplastics by the weathering action of UV radiation from the sun, heat, or ocean wave-current and precipitate in natural environments. The global adoption of face masks as a preventive measure to curb the spread of Covid-19 has made the safe management of wastes from it cumbersome. Microplastics gain access into aquaculture facilities through water sources and food including planktons. The negative impacts of microplastics on aquaculture cannot be overemphasized. The impacts includes low growth rates of animals, hindered reproductive functions, neurotoxicity, low feeding habit, oxidative stress, reduced metabolic rate, and increased mortality rate among aquatic organisms. With these, there is every tendency of microplastic pollution to negatively impact fish production through aquaculture if the menace is not curbed. It is therefore recommended that biodegradable materials rather than plastics to be considered in the production of face mask while recycle of already produced ones should be encouraged to reduce waste. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-06T03:25:21Z |
| format | Article |
| id | ums.eprints-36803 |
| institution | Universiti Malaysia Sabah |
| language | English English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-06T03:25:21Z |
| publishDate | 2022 |
| publisher | Elsevier Ltd. |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | ums.eprints-368032023-09-14T02:07:04Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36803/ Impact of face mask microplastics pollution on the aquatic environment and aquaculture organisms Jeremiah Olanipekun Jimoh Sharifah Rahmah Suhairi Mazelan Mohamad Jalilah John Bunmi Olasunkanmi Leong, Seng Lim Mazlan Abd Ghaffar Yu, Mei Chang Kesaven Bhubalan Hon, Jung Liew TD419-428 Water pollution Microplastic pollution in our environment, especially water bodies is an emerging threat to food security and human health. Inevitably, the outbreak of Covid-19 has necessitated the constant use of face masks made from polymers such as polypropylene, polyurethane, polyacrylonitrile, polystyrene, polycarbonate, polyethylene, or polyester which eventually will disintegrate into microplastic particles. They can be broken down into microplastics by the weathering action of UV radiation from the sun, heat, or ocean wave-current and precipitate in natural environments. The global adoption of face masks as a preventive measure to curb the spread of Covid-19 has made the safe management of wastes from it cumbersome. Microplastics gain access into aquaculture facilities through water sources and food including planktons. The negative impacts of microplastics on aquaculture cannot be overemphasized. The impacts includes low growth rates of animals, hindered reproductive functions, neurotoxicity, low feeding habit, oxidative stress, reduced metabolic rate, and increased mortality rate among aquatic organisms. With these, there is every tendency of microplastic pollution to negatively impact fish production through aquaculture if the menace is not curbed. It is therefore recommended that biodegradable materials rather than plastics to be considered in the production of face mask while recycle of already produced ones should be encouraged to reduce waste. Elsevier Ltd. 2022-11-28 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36803/1/ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36803/2/FULLTEXT.pdf Jeremiah Olanipekun Jimoh and Sharifah Rahmah and Suhairi Mazelan and Mohamad Jalilah and John Bunmi Olasunkanmi and Leong, Seng Lim and Mazlan Abd Ghaffar and Yu, Mei Chang and Kesaven Bhubalan and Hon, Jung Liew (2022) Impact of face mask microplastics pollution on the aquatic environment and aquaculture organisms. Environmental Pollution, 317. pp. 1-10. ISSN 0269-7491 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120769 |
| spellingShingle | TD419-428 Water pollution Jeremiah Olanipekun Jimoh Sharifah Rahmah Suhairi Mazelan Mohamad Jalilah John Bunmi Olasunkanmi Leong, Seng Lim Mazlan Abd Ghaffar Yu, Mei Chang Kesaven Bhubalan Hon, Jung Liew Impact of face mask microplastics pollution on the aquatic environment and aquaculture organisms |
| title | Impact of face mask microplastics pollution on the aquatic environment and aquaculture organisms |
| title_full | Impact of face mask microplastics pollution on the aquatic environment and aquaculture organisms |
| title_fullStr | Impact of face mask microplastics pollution on the aquatic environment and aquaculture organisms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of face mask microplastics pollution on the aquatic environment and aquaculture organisms |
| title_short | Impact of face mask microplastics pollution on the aquatic environment and aquaculture organisms |
| title_sort | impact of face mask microplastics pollution on the aquatic environment and aquaculture organisms |
| topic | TD419-428 Water pollution |
| url | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36803/1/ABSTRACT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36803/2/FULLTEXT.pdf |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT jeremiaholanipekunjimoh impactoffacemaskmicroplasticspollutionontheaquaticenvironmentandaquacultureorganisms AT sharifahrahmah impactoffacemaskmicroplasticspollutionontheaquaticenvironmentandaquacultureorganisms AT suhairimazelan impactoffacemaskmicroplasticspollutionontheaquaticenvironmentandaquacultureorganisms AT mohamadjalilah impactoffacemaskmicroplasticspollutionontheaquaticenvironmentandaquacultureorganisms AT johnbunmiolasunkanmi impactoffacemaskmicroplasticspollutionontheaquaticenvironmentandaquacultureorganisms AT leongsenglim impactoffacemaskmicroplasticspollutionontheaquaticenvironmentandaquacultureorganisms AT mazlanabdghaffar impactoffacemaskmicroplasticspollutionontheaquaticenvironmentandaquacultureorganisms AT yumeichang impactoffacemaskmicroplasticspollutionontheaquaticenvironmentandaquacultureorganisms AT kesavenbhubalan impactoffacemaskmicroplasticspollutionontheaquaticenvironmentandaquacultureorganisms AT honjungliew impactoffacemaskmicroplasticspollutionontheaquaticenvironmentandaquacultureorganisms |