Microplastics in the coral ecosystems: A threat which needs more global attention

T Biswas, SC Pal, A Saha, D Ruidas, M Shit… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are one of the leading pollutants on the earth's surface and are found
almost everywhere, including in aquatic environments. Microplastic pollution (MPP) on the …

Monitoring of anthropogenic microplastic pollution in Antarctic fish (emerald rockcod) from the Terranova Bay after a quarter of century

M Mancuso, VC Nibali, N Porcino, C Branca… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Monitoring the occurrence of microplastic contamination in the Antarctic area is the key to
implement policy measures for waste regulations in the research stations. Antarctic fish …

The path of microplastics through the rare biodiversity estuary region of the northern Bay of Bengal

AN Mubin, ARMT Islam, M Hasan, MS Islam… - Journal of Contaminant …, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to its harmful effects on ecosystems and human health, microplastic (MP) pollution has
become a significant environmental problem on a global scale. Although MPs' pollution path …

Unveiling microplastics pollution in a subtropical rural recreational lake: A novel insight

ARMT Islam, M Hasan, MR Sadia, AN Mubin… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
While global attention has been primarily focused on the occurrence and persistence of
microplastics (MP) in urban lakes, relatively little attention has been paid to the problem of …

Microplastic pollution status in the coral reef ecosystems on the Southern and Western coasts of Sri Lanka during the Southwest monsoon

K Abeysinghe, K Guruge, T Bandara, P Kumara - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
We investigated the microplastics (MP) abundance, characteristics and pollution severity in
the six coral reef ecosystems along the southern and western coasts of Sri Lanka during the …

Occurrence of microplastics in the Haima cold seep area of the South China Sea

D Zhang, J Li, P Ju, W Cao, F Jiang, C Sun - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The pollution of deep-sea microplastics has received increasing attention. As a special
ecosystem in the deep sea, the cold seep area is of great significance for studying the …

Abundance of microplastics and its ecological risk assessment in coral reef regions of Peninsular Malaysia

KP Lim, C Sun, S Yusoff, J Ding, KH Loh, J Li… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastic contamination is an emerging concern in marine ecosystems, with limited
knowledge on its impact on coral reefs, particularly in Malaysia. Surface waters were …

Microplastics in wild Saccostrea cucullata oysters in Sri Lanka: Pollution status and risk assessment

K Guruge, K Abeysinghe, T Bandara, P Kumara - Marine Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have widely been reported in many marine organisms that cause
significant environmental concern. Oysters are known to accumulate MPs through their filter …

[HTML][HTML] Partitioning of Heavy Rainfall in the Taihang Mountains and Its Response to Atmospheric Circulation Factors

Q Tang, Z Fu, Y Ma, M Hu, W Zhang, J Xu, Y Li - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
The spatial and temporal distribution of heavy rainfall across the Taihang Mountains exhibits
significant variation. Due to the region's unstable geological conditions, frequent heavy …

Abundance and diversity of reef fish species and their relationship with corals along the eastern coast of Sri Lanka

E Thilakarathne, NW Ramawickrama… - Journal of Coastal …, 2024 - Springer
Reef fish perform multiple ecological roles that are important for maintaining the structure
and function of coral reefs. Reef fish assemblage patterns can be affected by natural and …