Microplastic contamination in green mussel aquaculture at straits of Johor

Microplastics are anthropogenic pollutants present in various morphology of less than 5 mm in diameter. Primary microplastics are manufactured in the form of microbeads and synthetic fibre used in various product. Meanwhile, secondary microplastic resulted from the breaking down of larger plastic ma...

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Main Author:	Maha, Raihana Rozan
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	TA Engineering (General) Civil engineering (General)
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81438/1/RaihanaRozanMahaMSKA2019.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.814382019-08-23T05:18:40Z Microplastic contamination in green mussel aquaculture at straits of Johor 2019 Maha, Raihana Rozan TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Microplastics are anthropogenic pollutants present in various morphology of less than 5 mm in diameter. Primary microplastics are manufactured in the form of microbeads and synthetic fibre used in various product. Meanwhile, secondary microplastic resulted from the breaking down of larger plastic material into smaller fragments. The widespread of microplastic contamination in marine environment creates a concern on its impact toward the food chain. In this study, microplastic contamination in seawater and farmed green mussel (Perna viridis) at Strait of Johor was investigated. Result from the investigation showed a positive contamination of microplastic in seawater and green mussel samples from the aquaculture sampling location. On average, microplastics present in green mussel samples collected from Kampung Pasir Putih was 0.58 ± 0.25 items/g and 1.95 ± 1.14 items/individual. Meanwhile, the abundance of microplastic in seawater samples was 8 ± 3.85 items/L. Fibres were the most common microplastic followed by fragments, with various size and colour. The result from this study can be used as a baseline level of microplastic contamination in green mussel aquaculture located at Straits of Johor. It is a concern that the presence of microplastic in seafood might bring negative consequences to human health. Therefore, intensive assessment of microplastic contamination in seafood should be conducted for better understanding on the impacts as well as for future reference. 2019 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81438/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81438/1/RaihanaRozanMahaMSKA2019.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:125002 masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Civil Engineering
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description	Microplastics are anthropogenic pollutants present in various morphology of less than 5 mm in diameter. Primary microplastics are manufactured in the form of microbeads and synthetic fibre used in various product. Meanwhile, secondary microplastic resulted from the breaking down of larger plastic material into smaller fragments. The widespread of microplastic contamination in marine environment creates a concern on its impact toward the food chain. In this study, microplastic contamination in seawater and farmed green mussel (Perna viridis) at Strait of Johor was investigated. Result from the investigation showed a positive contamination of microplastic in seawater and green mussel samples from the aquaculture sampling location. On average, microplastics present in green mussel samples collected from Kampung Pasir Putih was 0.58 ± 0.25 items/g and 1.95 ± 1.14 items/individual. Meanwhile, the abundance of microplastic in seawater samples was 8 ± 3.85 items/L. Fibres were the most common microplastic followed by fragments, with various size and colour. The result from this study can be used as a baseline level of microplastic contamination in green mussel aquaculture located at Straits of Johor. It is a concern that the presence of microplastic in seafood might bring negative consequences to human health. Therefore, intensive assessment of microplastic contamination in seafood should be conducted for better understanding on the impacts as well as for future reference.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Maha, Raihana Rozan
author_facet	Maha, Raihana Rozan
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title	Microplastic contamination in green mussel aquaculture at straits of Johor
title_short	Microplastic contamination in green mussel aquaculture at straits of Johor
title_full	Microplastic contamination in green mussel aquaculture at straits of Johor
title_fullStr	Microplastic contamination in green mussel aquaculture at straits of Johor
title_full_unstemmed	Microplastic contamination in green mussel aquaculture at straits of Johor
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granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
granting_department	Civil Engineering
publishDate	2019
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81438/1/RaihanaRozanMahaMSKA2019.pdf
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Microplastic contamination in green mussel aquaculture at straits of Johor

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