A critical review on various trophic transfer routes of microplastics in the context of the Indian coastal ecosystem

Nagarajan, Vikas Madhav; Gopinath, Kannappan Panchamoorthy; Krishnan, Aakriti; Rajendran, Neha; Krishnan, Abhishek

doi:10.1016/j.wsee.2020.08.001

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“…19 Apart from its very large source, plastic waste is dumped into the oceans, thus posing a serious threat to marine life. 20 Microplastics can pose a risk to marine organisms and ecological processes. This is also presumed to pose a risk to seafood security.…”

Section: Journal Of Public Health For Tropical and Coastal Regionmentioning

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Microplastic Pollution in Waters and its Impact on Health and Environment in Indonesia: A Review

Basri

Syaputra

et al. 2021

Journal of Public Health for Tropical and Coastal Region

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Introduction: Microplastics have become a pollution problem that has received worldwide attention. Microplastics in the water impact the environment and health, especially in Indonesia, which is the second-largest plastic waste contributor in the world. This literature study aims to determine the distribution of microplastics pollution in waters and its impact on health and the environment in Indonesia.Methods: The literature search on papers from 2010-2021 through Google Scholar, Pubmed, ScienceDirect, and ProQuest, with the keywords of ‘Microplastics’, ‘Indonesia’, ‘aquatic’, ‘environment’ found 477 articles. Then, after the exclusion of duplicate articles, and other inclusion criteria, the final review was done on 42 articles. PRISMA guidelines were used for reviewing the procedure.Results: Most microplastic research was conducted in Java Island, which is dominated by rivers and beaches. Based on the source, microplastics came from domestic waste, tourism, and fishing activities. The most common forms found were black and blue fibers from fishing lines, nets, and clothing fibers of various sizes. The type of polymer identified is polyethylene plastic. Microplastics impacted tourist destinations, marine ecosystems through the food chain, and also humans who consume seafood.Conclusion: Microplastics are found in the Indonesian marine environment. Humans can consume seafood contaminated with microplastics, which will have an impact on health. Therefore, a health risk assessment should be done to provide information for taking environmental management efforts.

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Section: Journal Of Public Health For Tropical and Coastal Regionmentioning

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Microplastic Pollution in Waters and its Impact on Health and Environment in Indonesia: A Review

Basri

Syaputra

et al. 2021

Journal of Public Health for Tropical and Coastal Region

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“…Due to long-range transport, MP can be found in remote areas like alpine lakes, in polar regions (Zhang et al, 2021 ) or even as accumulations in oceans (Lebreton et al, 2018 ). MP have been recorded at different levels of the aquatic food web (Vikas Madhav et al, 2020 ) including microorganisms (Karlsson et al, 2017 ; O’Connor, Lally, Koelmans, et al, 2022 ), fishes (Sequeira et al, 2020 ), birds (Carrillo et al, 2023 ; Winkler et al, 2020 ), and mammals (Philipp et al, 2021 ).…”

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Microplastic loads in Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) feces—targeting a standardized protocol and first results from an alpine stream, the River Inn

Nopp-Mayr,

Layendecker,

Sittenthaler

et al. 2024

Environ Monit Assess

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Microplastics (MP) are omnipresent in a wide range of environments, constituting a potential threat for aquatic and terrestrial wildlife. Effects in consumers range from physical injuries to pathological reactions. Due to potential bioaccumulation of MP, predators are of particular concern for MP induced health effects. The Eurasian otter is an apex predator in (semi-)aquatic habitats feeding primarily on fish. Furthermore, the species is classified as “near threatened” on the IUCN Red List. Thus, the Eurasian otter is of conservation concern and may serve as a bioindicator for MP pollution. Feces can be used to detect pollutants, including MP. Initial studies confirmed the presence of MP in otter feces (= spraints). However, as specific, validated protocols targeting at an efficient and standardized extraction of MP from otter spraints are missing, experimental results reported from different groups are challenging to compare. Therefore, we (i) present steps towards a standardized protocol for the extraction of MP from otter feces, (ii) give recommendations for field sample collection of otter spraints, and (iii) provide a user-friendly step-by-step workflow for MP extraction and analysis. Applying this framework to field samples from five study sites along the River Inn (n = 50), we detected MP of different sizes and shapes (ranging from microfibers to road abrasion and tire wear) in all otter spraint samples.

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“…Lately, there have been a number of reviews on the presence of plastics in general [37] and on MP presence in particular in different areas of the Indian Ocean [61] [62] [63] [64]. In the following, the authors have collated the available research data on MP contamination in commercially important fish species of the Indian Ocean.…”

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Microplastic in the Marine Environment of the Indian Ocean

Thiemann¹

2023

JEP

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Microplastic has been found in all major waterbodies in the world. Many examples of ingestion of microplastic by marine organisms have been reported. This presence of microplastic in marine organisms gives it the possibility to penetrate the human food chain by increasing the chance of microplastic in seafood targeted for human consumption. Although it is known that parts of the Indian Ocean suffer from significant plastic pollution, much of the systematic research on the microplastic abundance in different regions of the Indian Ocean stems only from the last five years. This manuscript reviews the available literature of 2015-2022 on the presence of microplastics in commercially important fish species in the Indian Ocean. The literature data on microplastic content on beaches, in subtidal sediment, in the sediment from the ocean floor, and in surface water of different regions of the Indian Ocean is reviewed, also.

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A critical review on various trophic transfer routes of microplastics in the context of the Indian coastal ecosystem

Cited by 24 publications

References 122 publications

Microplastic Pollution in Waters and its Impact on Health and Environment in Indonesia: A Review

Microplastic Pollution in Waters and its Impact on Health and Environment in Indonesia: A Review

Microplastic loads in Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) feces—targeting a standardized protocol and first results from an alpine stream, the River Inn

Microplastic in the Marine Environment of the Indian Ocean

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