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dc.contributor.authorRashid, C.P.
dc.contributor.authorJyothibabu, R.
dc.contributor.authorArunpandi, N.
dc.contributor.authorAbhijith, V.T.
dc.contributor.authorJosna, M.P.
dc.contributor.authorVidhya, V.
dc.contributor.authorGupta, G.V.M.
dc.contributor.authorRamanamurty, M.V.
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-01
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-20T10:40:43Z
dc.date.available2021-10-13
dc.date.available2022-06-20T10:40:43Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationMarine Pollution Bulletin, vol.173; 2021; Article no: 113042
dc.identifier.issn0025-326X
dc.identifier.otherhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X21010766
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/J.MARPOLBUL.2021.113042
dc.identifier.urihttps://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/8762
dc.description5.553
dc.description.abstractThe baseline study of Microplastics (MPs) in zooplankton (copepods, chaetognaths, decapods, and fish larvae) from six different zones along India's west coast (off Kanyakumari/Cape Comorin, Kochi, Mangalore, Goa, Mumbai, and Okha) in the Eastern Arabian Sea (EAS) is presented here with their vast ecosystem impacts. This investigation revealed that zooplankton in all six zones accumulated MPs pellets (52.14%), fibres (28.40%), films (10.51%), and fragments (8.95%). The highest average retention of MPs (MPs/individual) was found in fish larvae (av. 0.57 ± 0.18) while copepods had the lowest (av. 0.03 ± 0.01). The presence of low-density polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, and polyethylene terephthalate was confirmed by Raman Spectra of MPs. The MPs in zooplankton found in this study (av. 22 ± 7 pieces/m3) were nearly 2-fold greater than those found in some of the world' s most densely populated areas. It is shown that the strong southerly coastal currents could advect the MPs contaminated water mass too far away, having the potential to affect the fish and corals
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
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dc.titleMicroplastics in zooplankton in the eastern Arabian Sea: The threats they pose to fish and corals favoured by coastal currents
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.affiliation.authorCSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Kochi, Kerala, India


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