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Incidence of microplastics in Indian anchovy Stolephorus indicus from Tuticorin, Southeast coast of India.
Gayathri, Velusamy; Pavithra, Raj; Thangal, Said Hamid; Ganapathy, Selvam; Gurusaravanan, Packiaraj; Santhanam, Perumal; Radhakrishnan, Subramanian; Muralisankar, Thirunavukkarasu.
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  • Gayathri V; Department of Zoology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamilnadu, India.
  • Pavithra R; Department of Zoology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamilnadu, India.
  • Thangal SH; Department of Zoology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamilnadu, India.
  • Ganapathy S; Department of Zoology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamilnadu, India.
  • Gurusaravanan P; Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, -641 046, Tamilnadu, India.
  • Santhanam P; Department of Marine Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, -620024, Tamilnadu, India.
  • Radhakrishnan S; Department of Integrative Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates.
  • Muralisankar T; Department of Zoology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamilnadu, India. Electronic address: tsmuralisankar@buc.edu.in.
Mar Pollut Bull ; 202: 116406, 2024 May.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38677108
ABSTRACT
In the present study, the occurrence of microplastics (MPs) in the gut, gill, and muscle of edible fish Stolephorus indicus sampled from Tuticorin coastal regions of Tamilnadu, India was investigated. We recorded a total of 689 MPs which includes 510 and 179 MPs from males and females respectively. The total abundance of MPs was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in the gut followed by gills and muscle. The sex-wise distribution of average MPs showed high in the females' gut and compared to that in males. Further, the length wise distribution of MPs was higher in the muscle in both male and female fish, followed by other organs. The predominance of MPs in tissues were transparent and blue colour with fibers and fragments in both males and females. Besides, polyethylene terephthalate and nylon were evidenced by the Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy spectrum in all organs of fishes.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Contaminantes Químicos del Agua / Monitoreo del Ambiente / Peces / Microplásticos Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Mar Pollut Bull Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Contaminantes Químicos del Agua / Monitoreo del Ambiente / Peces / Microplásticos Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Mar Pollut Bull Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India Pais de publicación: Reino Unido