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http://dx.doi.org/10.5657/KFAS.2020.0244

Investigation of Microplastics from Three Marine Organisms  

Borkar, Shweta (Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University)
Nandanwar, Sondavid (Department of Marine Convergence Design, Pukyong National University)
Kim, Young-IL (Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University)
Kim, Don (Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University)
Shim, Hyun Kwan (Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University)
Kim, Hak Jun (Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University)
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Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences / v.53, no.2, 2020 , pp. 244-250 More about this Journal
Abstract
Microplastic pollution in the marine ecosystem has been emerged as a global issue. In this study, we investigated the abundance of microplastics from clam Meretrix lusoria, blood arkshell Scapharca broughtonii, and warty sea squirt Styela clava obtained from a local market in Busan, Korea. The marine organisms were digested in 10% KOH, and were incubated at 40℃ and 150 rpm, for 7 days. The digest was filtered through standard sieve (5 mm, 1 mm, 300 ㎛, and 100 ㎛), and mciroplastics were identified using a light microscope and microFT-IR. The abundance of microplastics of clam, blood arkshell, warty sea squirt was 0.08 items/g, 0.05 items/g, and 0.12 items/g, respectively. The predominant microplastic size was in the range of 100-300 ㎛, occupying 48%, and the predominant type was fiber. The composition of microplastics was mostly rayon, semi-synthetic cellulosic material and polyester, which are main component of fabric and textile. We strongly believe that this preliminary work may provide useful information for the establishment of the standardized analysis method of microplastics ingested by marine organisms.
Keywords
Microplastics; Clam; Blood arkshell; Sea squirt; FT-IR microscopy; Rayon;
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