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Peculiarities of Microplastic Accumulation in Fish and Crustaceans of the Mekong Delta (Vietnam)

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Plastic pollution of Asian rivers is one of the global problems of the region. Work was carried out to identify microplastic particles in the tissues of some species of hydrobionts from the Mekong Delta, one of the largest rivers in Southeast Asia. The method of tissue decomposition with 30% hydrogen peroxide was used. The presence of microplastic particles was revealed in 11 out of 12 fish species and in 6 crustaceans species. The dominant type of plastic in both fish and crustaceans was blue-violet fibers.

Source: Inland Water Biology

DOI: 10.31857/s0320965224020096

Authors: I. I. Chesnokova, S. V. Statkevich, E. P. Karpova, Nguyen Dinh Cu

Institutions: Russian Academy of Sciences, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas, Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution

Language: English

Topic: Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Subfield: Pollution

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Life below water, Clean water and sanitation

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4401750136

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