Microplastic Pollution in Freshwater Sediments: Abundance and Distribution in Selangor River Basin, Malaysia

Microplastic Pollution in Freshwater Sediments: Abundance and Distribution in Selangor River Basin, Malaysia

Microplastic pollution has received growing interest due to its persistence and detrimental effects on humans and aquatic organisms. While microplastics in marine sediment have received a lot of attention, microplastics in riverine sediment, particularly in river basins, remain scarce. Therefore, se...

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Veröffentlicht in:Water, air, and soil pollution air, and soil pollution, 2023-07, Vol.234 (7), p.474-474, Article 474
Hauptverfasser: Zaki, Muhammad Rozaimi Mohd, Sukatis, Fahren Fazzer, Roslan, Muhammad Qusyairi Jori, Isa, Noorain Mohd, Yusoff, Fatimah Md, Aris, Ahmad Zaharin
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
air
Analytical methods
Anthropogenic factors
Aquatic organisms
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Basins (Geology)
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
color
Colour
Earth and Environmental Science
Environment
Environmental monitoring
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Fourier transforms
Fresh water
Freshwater
Hydrogeology
Infrared spectroscopy
Inland water environment
Malaysia
Marine sediments
Microplastic pollution
Microplastics
Plastic debris
Plastic pollution
Pollution
polyesters
polyethylene
Polymers
Polypropylene
polypropylenes
riparian areas
River basins
Rivers
Sediment
Sediment samplers
Sediment samples
Sediments
Sediments (Geology)
soil
Soil Science & Conservation
Tributaries
urbanization
Water pollution
Water Quality/Water Pollution
watersheds
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Zusammenfassung:Microplastic pollution has received growing interest due to its persistence and detrimental effects on humans and aquatic organisms. While microplastics in marine sediment have received a lot of attention, microplastics in riverine sediment, particularly in river basins, remain scarce. Therefore, sediment sample was collected from 25 sampling points along the Selangor River Basin and its urbanized tributaries. Microplastics were observed and identified using stereomicroscope and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy with attenuated total reflection (FTIR-ATR). The results indicated that microplastics were present in all sediment samples, with concentrations ranging from 10 to 55 particles/kg. Small microplastics (
ISSN:0049-6979
1573-2932
DOI:10.1007/s11270-023-06505-3