Recent trends on microplastics abundance and risk assessment in coastal Antarctica: Regional meta-analysis

K Gurumoorthi, AJ Luis - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
We investigated sources, abundance and risk of microplastics (MPs) in water, sediments
and biota around Antarctica. The concentration of MPs in Southern Ocean (SO) ranged from …

Microplastics in ASEAN region countries: a review on current status and perspectives

EW Gabisa, SH Gheewala - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
A literature assessment was conducted to determine the current state of microplastics
research in ASEAN countries focusing on 1) microplastics in water, sediment, and water …

Microplastic pollution in surface seawater and beach sand from the shore of Rayong province, Thailand: Distribution, characterization, and ecological risk assessment

P Prarat, P Hongsawat - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
The distribution, characteristics, and ecological risk of microplastics in beach sand and
seawater samples collected along the shore of Rayong province, Thailand, were …

Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in beach sediments along Phuket coastline

P Akkajit, D Tipmanee, P Cherdsukjai… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Phuket is a popular tourism destination in Thailand. This study examined the distribution of
microplastics found on beaches along the East and West coasts of Phuket including Tri …

Risk assessment of microplastic exposure: A case study near a refinery factory at the central coast of Vietnam

XTT Le, DT Nguyen, MT Pham, MV Trinh, PC Le - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
The goal of this study was to identify the presence of microplastics on the beach near a
refinery in the central coast of Vietnam. In this study, 11 sampling sites were selected within …

Disentangling microplastic pollution on beach sand of Puerto Princesa, Palawan Island, Philippines: abundance and characteristics

RE Sajorne, GDB Cayabo, LJA Gajardo… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microplastics (MPs) have become an emerging threat to the marine environment and biota.
This study was conducted to determine the occurrence of MPs on the beach sand of Puerto …

Microplastic pollution along the coastal island shorelines of Bangladesh: Distribution, patterns, and abundance

K Kanak, MK Ahmed, MS Islam, M Hasan… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Abstract Microplastics (MPs), less than 5 mm in length, have become a major environmental
issue due to their hazardous physical and chemical properties. The research investigated 54 …

Ecological risk assessment and characterization of microplastics in the beach sediments of southeast coast of India

J Vethanayaham, EC Partheeban… - Environmental Monitoring …, 2024 - Springer
This study explores spatiotemporal variations of microplastics (MPs) in beach sediments
along India's southeast coast, focusing on Tamil Nadu and Puducherry from 2020 to 2021 …

[PDF][PDF] Distribution of Microplastics along Mai Khao Coastline, Phuket.

P Akkajit, A Khongsang - Journal of Engineering & Technological …, 2022 - researchgate.net
The distribution of microplastics at Mai Khao beach, Phuket, Thailand was studied. A total of
12 samples from four sample sites with 0.5 mx 0.5 m quadrats were taken at the intertidal …

Dinámica espaciotemporal de la contaminación por microplásticos en sedimentos marinos de la bahía de Tumaco, pacífico colombiano

SM Martínez, AM Sandoval… - … Investigación Agraria y …, 2024 - hemeroteca.unad.edu.co
Contextualización: La bahía de Tumaco es potencialmente receptora de residuos
domésticos, lo que conlleva a que diferentes contaminantes como los microplásticos (< …