Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The presence of microplastics in the environment has generated global concerns. Microplastics contamination is a global environmental problem which negative effect in a habitat, include waters and can enter the food chain that contribute to human health. Occurrence of microplastics in the environment affected by intensive anthropogenic activities, one of them is tourism activity. This study aimed to determine the types and the abundance of microplastics at Temberan Beach, Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Archipelago Province. The water samples were taken using a plankton net (mesh size 100 / 150 µm) with diameter 15 cm and 1,5 L of the surface of the water was analyzed the microplatics content. The microplasctics analysis was carried out by oxidative digestion of organic matters method which are utilizing hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). The results showed there were four types of microplastics and their abundance, namely fiber (54%), foam (26%), fragment (15%), and film (5%). We have observed that anthropogenic activity contributed to microplastic abundance.
Source: Journal of Aquatropica Asia
Institution: University of Bangka Belitung
Language: English
Subfield: Pollution
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life below water
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4411274737