Microplastics in the marine environment, presence in water and interaction with marine organisms
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 21, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.156-177, 22 p.
Publisher
National Council for Scientific Research
Publication Date
2020-12-31
Country of Publication
Lebanon
No. of Pages
22
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Abstract EN
This study is done in the framework of claim project (cleaning litter by developing & applying innovative methods in european seas).
the objective is to advance the knowledge on the current status of marine plastic pollution in the gulf of gabes area of the mediterranean sea, by quantifying and qualifying the microplastics in water and biota samples.
the results obtained show a high abundance of microplastics in all marine compartments studied with an average abundance of 1.16 items/m3 ± 0.83 sd in the water sample.
this concentration is relatively high compared to those reported in other mediterranean regions.
dominance in number of fragments over other shapes of microplastics was reported in all sites.
polyethylene was the main plastic polymer for water samples (73% of the items analyzed are polyethylene).
these data underscore that the gulf of gabes region is a hotspot for plastic pollution, and this calls urgently for precautionary measures.
concerning the ingestion of microplastics by marine organisms, one blue plastic particle of 0.13 mm was found in 20 tested fishes.
in addition, ecotoxicological tests were run in order to verify whether 1-4 and 20-25 μm polyethylene beads are likely to trigger lethal and sub-lethal responses in marine planktonic crustaceans and the results show that microplastics were accumulated in crustaceans, and may affect mortality.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hobeika, Nelly& Yunus, Afaf. 2020. Microplastics in the marine environment, presence in water and interaction with marine organisms. Lebanese Science Journal،Vol. 21, no. 2, pp.156-177.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1334359
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hobeika, Nelly& Yunus, Afaf. Microplastics in the marine environment, presence in water and interaction with marine organisms. Lebanese Science Journal Vol. 21, no. 2 (2020), pp.156-177.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1334359
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hobeika, Nelly& Yunus, Afaf. Microplastics in the marine environment, presence in water and interaction with marine organisms. Lebanese Science Journal. 2020. Vol. 21, no. 2, pp.156-177.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1334359
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 176-177
Record ID
BIM-1334359