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Morphochemical information on microplastic fibers found in edible tissue of local commercial fishes from the South China Sea and the Straits of Malacca for potential human consumption

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This study reveals a high abundance of fiber microplastics in the edible tissues of commercial fish from the South China Sea and the Straits of Malacca, highlighting potential human exposure risks through seafood consumption.

Source: Environmental Science Advances

DOI: 10.1039/d4va00425f

Authors: Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim, Nur Izzati Abd Razak, Nur Sakinah Roslan, Ku Mohd Kalkausar Ku Yusof, Ahmad Ammarluddin Mohd Ali, Nor Fatihah Omar, Chingakham Chinglenthoiba, Nurul Najihah Mohamad, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar

Institutions: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Institut Oseanografi dan Sekitaran, Chitkara University, Fisheries Research Institute

Language: English

Topic: Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Subfield: Pollution

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia

Awards: G367909190, G7653821823

OpenAlex ID: W4410378627

FWCI: 3.556

Cites: 79

Cited by: 16

Related to: 10