Quantification of microplastics using Nile Red in two bivalve species Perna viridis and Meretrix meretrix from three estuaries in Pondicherry, India and microplastic uptake by local communities through bivalve diet

Dowarah, Kaushik; Arunkumar, P.; Thirunavukkarasu, Chinnasamy; Jayakumar, S.; Devipriya, Suja P.

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.110982

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“…Dowarah et al. (2020) used KOH (10%) to digest the soft tissues of bivalves, which was most effective at a temperature of 40 °C and did not denature the polymer. Karlsson et al.…”

Section: Detection and Analysis Of Microplasticmentioning

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Microplastics contamination in food and beverages: Direct exposure to humans

Jin

Wang

Ren

et al. 2021

Journal of Food Science

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Since microplastics (MPs) bring the potential risks to human health when plastics are ingested, more needs to be known about the presence and abundance of human ingestion of MPs. To address these issues, we reviewed 108 publications in Web of Science concerning abundances, sources, and analytical methods of MPs in human daily intake including fish, salt, drinking water, beverages, package food, and other food. The results demonstrate that aquatic food products (fish and bivalves) present a wide range of 0–10.5 items/g for bivalves and 0–20 items/individual for fish. Salt data in literatures present a concentration of 0–13,629 particles/kg. Drinking water is also a pathway of MPs exposure to human, presenting a concentration range from 0 to 61 particles/L for tap water and 0 to 6292 MPs/L for bottled water. Besides, MPs have been found in beverages, package food, sugar, honey, vegetables, and fruits. Therefore, human intake of MPs via ingestion is a nonnegligible exposure route.

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“…Dowarah et al. (2020) used KOH (10%) to digest the soft tissues of bivalves, which was most effective at a temperature of 40 °C and did not denature the polymer. Karlsson et al.…”

Section: Detection and Analysis Of Microplasticmentioning

confidence: 99%

Microplastics contamination in food and beverages: Direct exposure to humans

Jin

Wang

Ren

et al. 2021

Journal of Food Science

133

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“…The present understanding of MP prevalence in the marine biota suggests that a significant proportion of organisms are at risk of ingesting these synthetic polymers which can lead to variable levels of health complications. Studies have found that due to the increasing exposure to MPs, marine biota can experience oxidative stress, reduction in filtration capacity, inflammation in tissues, impaired digestive tract, pseudo-satiation and reduced immunity (Dowarah et al 2020 ; Maharana et al 2020 ; Daniel et al 2020 ; Sathish et al 2020b ). In India, studies on ingestion of MPs by fishes have been a major attraction for the researchers.…”

Section: Microplastics In Aquatic Environmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, the types of samples collected for MP analysis varied from study to study like, for salt sample, direct collection from the salt pans was done in one study (Selvam et al 2020b ) while majority of other researchers preferred purchasing commercial salt samples from the market or salt manufacturing unit (Sathish et al 2020a ; Sivagami et al 2020 ; Seth and Shrivastav 2020). Sea food sampling involved a collection of organisms directly from their natural habitats (Daniel et al 2021 , 2020 ; Dowarah et al 2020 ). On the other hand, for drinking water analysis, packaged bottles were procured from the markets.…”

Section: Microplastics In Human Consumablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Depending on the environmental matrix where these MPs are released, a wide array of consequences can occur. In aquatic systems, these can be ingested by the inhabiting organisms by mistaking MPs as their food, or sometimes due to their natural metabolism, organisms are exposed to MPs like in filter feeding organisms (Dowarah et al 2020 ). In terrestrial systems, MPs are known to impact the functioning of organisms inhabiting these systems such as the soil dwelling invertebrates, plant pollinators and fungi (de Souza Machado et al 2018 ; Madhav et al 2020 ).…”

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Microplastics as contaminants in Indian environment: a review

Vaid

Mehra

Gupta

2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The increased production and consumption scale of plastic items has led to the generation of microplastics (MPs), an emerging class of contaminants, in our environment. MPs are plastic particles less than 5 mm in size and could originate due to primary and secondary sources. The primary ones are generated as such in the MP size range while the secondary MPs are a result of fragmentation of larger plastic particles which eventually enters the aquatic, terrestrial and atmospheric environments. The increasing concern of MP pollution in every compartment of our environment is being globally explored, with relatively fewer studies in India. Among the total studies published on MP prevalence in the Indian environments, marine systems have received significantly higher attention compared to the other compartments like freshwater, atmosphere, terrestrial and human consumables. This review article is an effort to present current understanding of MP pollution in aquatic systems, terrestrial systems, atmosphere and human consumables of India by reviewing available scientific literature. Along with this, the review also focuses on identification of the gap areas in current knowledge and highlights way forward for future research. This would further help in meeting the goals of this emergent pollutant management.

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“…Konsentrasi mikroplastik di dalam tubuh kerang Mytilidae yang hidup di perairan Tiongkok berkisar antara 1,52-5,36 partikel/g bobot basah. Di India, [8] menemukan bahwa konsentrasi mikroplastik di dalam daging kerang hijau Perna viridis yaitu 1,8 ± 0,54 partikel/g bobot basah.…”

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ANALYSIS OF MICROPLASTIC CONTENT IN LOKAN (Geloina erosa) IN NORTH BEACH WATERS OF BENGKALIS ISLAND, RIAU PROVINCE

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Amin

Yoswaty

2021

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The coastal waters of Pulau Bengkalis are located in the Malacca Strait and it is suspected that some of the people around the area throw away garbage and end up at sea, especially plastic waste. This research was conducted in July 2020 in the northern coastal waters of Bengkalis Island, Bengkalis Regency. The aim of this study was to analyze the type, abundance and relationship of abundance with microplastic size in Lokan soft tissue. This study uses a survey method. Data collection is primary data, data obtained during the study is presented in tables and graphs, then analyzed statistically. The results showed 3 types of microplastics, namely fibre, film and fragments. The total abundance of microplastics at station 1 was 13.199 particles/g and the total abundance at station 2 was 13.583 particles / g. The total abundance of microplastics at the large size was 8.942 particles/g and the total abundance was higher at the small size, namely 15.774 particles/g. The results of the regression test showed that the abundance of microplastics had a weak relationship with the weight and length of the fish with a correlation coefficient between 0.21-0.40.

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Quantification of microplastics using Nile Red in two bivalve species Perna viridis and Meretrix meretrix from three estuaries in Pondicherry, India and microplastic uptake by local communities through bivalve diet

Cited by 154 publications

References 31 publications

Microplastics contamination in food and beverages: Direct exposure to humans

Microplastics contamination in food and beverages: Direct exposure to humans

Microplastics as contaminants in Indian environment: a review

ANALYSIS OF MICROPLASTIC CONTENT IN LOKAN (Geloina erosa) IN NORTH BEACH WATERS OF BENGKALIS ISLAND, RIAU PROVINCE

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