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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.04.040
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85046037450
论文题名:
Microplastic in the gastrointestinal tract of fishes along the Saudi Arabian Red Sea coast
作者: Baalkhuyur F.M.; Bin Dohaish E.-J.A.; Elhalwagy M.E.A.; Alikunhi N.M.; AlSuwailem A.M.; Røstad A.; Coker D.J.; Berumen M.L.; Duarte C.M.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2018
卷: 131
起始页码: 407
结束页码: 415
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Commercial fish ; FT-IR ; Grouper ; Mesopelagic fish ; Polymer ; Stomach content
Scopus学科分类: Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science ; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography ; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要: This study assesses the presence of microplastic litter in the contents of the gastrointestinal tract of 26 commercial and non-commercial fish species from four difference habitats sampled along the Saudi Arabian coast of the Red Sea. A total of 178 individual were examined for microplastics. In total, 26 microplastic fragments were found. Of these, 16 being films (61.5%) and 10 being fishing thread (38.5%). FTIR analysis revealed that the most abundant polymers were polypropylene and polyethylene. The grouper (Epinephelus spp.) sampled at Jazan registered the highest number of ingested microplastics. This fish species is benthic and feeds on benthic invertebrates. Although differences in the abundance of microplastic ingestion among species were not statistically significant, a significant change was observed when the level of ingestion of microplastics particles was compared among the habitats. The higher abundance of microplastics particles may be related to the habitats of fish and the presence of microplastics debris near the seabed. The results of this study represent a first evidence that microplastic pollution represents an emerging threat to Red Sea fishes, their food web and human consumers. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/88277
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作者单位: King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Al Faisaliah Branch, Department of Zoology, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Al Faisaliah Branch, Department of Biochemistry, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Beacon Development Company, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

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Baalkhuyur F.M.,Bin Dohaish E.-J.A.,Elhalwagy M.E.A.,et al. Microplastic in the gastrointestinal tract of fishes along the Saudi Arabian Red Sea coast[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2018-01-01,131
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