Preliminary Observation on Microplastic Contamination in the Scombridae Species From Coastal Waters of Pakistan
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Microplastics are one of the major pollution problems nowadays, have been found in both marine environments and various fish species worldwide. In this study, presence microplastics digestive systems gills 6 from Scombridae family on coast Karachi Pakistan was investigated. A total 336 were examined for microplastic systems. detected 11.11%-19.51% 58.62%-85.71% individuals, respectively. The number varied 0.19 to 1.12 items.ind-1 system 1.5 7.04 gill. Fibre dominant (98.67-99.17%) (100%). More extensive further investigations needed contamination biota coast.
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عنوان ژورنال: Marine science and technology bulletin
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2147-9666']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33714/masteb.1101875