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DOI	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.110920
	Microplastics in fishes of commercial and ecological importance from the Western Arabian Gulf
	Baalkhuyur F.M.; Qurban M.A.; Panickan P.; Duarte C.M.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0025326X
卷号	152
英文摘要	Microplastic particles (MPs) in the gastrointestinal tracts of nine fish species of commercial importance from different habitats (coastal, pelagic, and reef-associated) in the Saudi EEZ of the Arabian Gulf were quantified and classified. A total of eight MPs were retrieved from a total of 140 individual fish examined, with an average of 0.057 ± 0.019 microplastic items per fish (excluding possible plastic fibers). On average, 5.71%, of the fish dissected contained MPs, ranging from 5 to 15% of individual fish examined containing MPs among species (Siganus canaliculatus and Rastrelliger kanagurta, respectively). Ingested plastic consisted primarily of fishing threads (1.04 ± 0.06 mm), followed by fragments (1.16 ± 0.11 mm). It is likely that the fibers, originated from the fisheries, recreational boating, laundry, domestic wastewater, and other human activities, which is also widespread and abundant (found in 58.58% of the fish studied). Polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) were identified as the most abundant polymers ingested by the fishes. There was no significant difference (p < 0.05) between the presence of microplastic in fish depending on their habitat. The prevalence of MPs is relatively low compared to those in other regions, despite the massive industrialization of the Saudi Arabian Gulf. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Arabian Gulf; Fish; FT-IR; Marine litter; Microplastics
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Ecosystems; Fisheries; Microplastic; Polypropylenes; Arabian Gulf; Domestic wastewater; Gastrointestinal tract; Human activities; Marine litter; Microplastic particles; Microplastics; Recreational boating; Fish; microplastic; polyethylene; polypropylene; plastic; bioaccumulation; commercial species; human activity; marine pollution; perciform; plastic; animal tissue; Article; chemical analysis; classification; coastal waters; controlled study; dissection; domestic waste; fish; human activities; laundry; nonhuman; pelagic zone; Persian Gulf; Rastrelliger kanagurta; recreation; Saudi Arabia; sea pollution; Siganus canaliculatus; species habitat; waste water; animal; environmental monitoring; fish; water pollutant; Arabian Sea; Indian Ocean; Persian Gulf; Saudi Arabia; Pisces; Rastrelliger kanagurta; Siganus canaliculatus; Animals; Environmental Monitoring; Fishes; Microplastics; Plastics; Saudi Arabia; Water Pollutants, Chemical
来源期刊	Marine Pollution Bulletin
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/149164
作者单位	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), Computational BioScience Research Center (CBRC), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia; King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Center for Environment and Water, Research Institute, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Baalkhuyur F.M.,Qurban M.A.,Panickan P.,et al. Microplastics in fishes of commercial and ecological importance from the Western Arabian Gulf[J],2020,152.
APA	Baalkhuyur F.M.,Qurban M.A.,Panickan P.,&Duarte C.M..(2020).Microplastics in fishes of commercial and ecological importance from the Western Arabian Gulf.Marine Pollution Bulletin,152.
MLA	Baalkhuyur F.M.,et al."Microplastics in fishes of commercial and ecological importance from the Western Arabian Gulf".Marine Pollution Bulletin 152(2020).