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Tytuł:
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Plastics in surface water of southern coastal belt of Sri Lanka (Northern Indian Ocean): Distribution and characterization by FTIR.
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Autorzy:
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Athapaththu AMAIK; Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Export Agriculture, Uva Wellassa University, Badulla, Sri Lanka.
Thushari GGN; Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Export Agriculture, Uva Wellassa University, Badulla, Sri Lanka. Electronic address: .
Dias PCB; Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Export Agriculture, Uva Wellassa University, Badulla, Sri Lanka.
Abeygunawardena AP; Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Export Agriculture, Uva Wellassa University, Badulla, Sri Lanka.
Egodauyana KPUT; Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Export Agriculture, Uva Wellassa University, Badulla, Sri Lanka.
Liyanage NPP; Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Export Agriculture, Uva Wellassa University, Badulla, Sri Lanka.
Pitawala HMJC; Department of Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Uva Wellassa University, Badulla, Sri Lanka.
Senevirathna JDM; Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Export Agriculture, Uva Wellassa University, Badulla, Sri Lanka. Electronic address: .
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Źródło:
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Marine pollution bulletin [Mar Pollut Bull] 2020 Dec; Vol. 161 (Pt A), pp. 111750. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 23.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: 2003- : Oxford : Elsevier
Original Publication: London, Macmillan.
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MeSH Terms:
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Plastics*
Water Pollutants, Chemical*/analysis
Environmental Monitoring ; Humans ; Indian Ocean ; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared ; Sri Lanka ; Water
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: Anthropogenic activity; Marine plastics; Microplastic density; Plastic accumulation; Water pollution
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Substance Nomenclature:
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0 (Plastics)
0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical)
059QF0KO0R (Water)
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20201102 Date Completed: 20201214 Latest Revision: 20201214
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Update Code:
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20240105
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DOI:
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10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111750
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PMID:
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33132148
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This study focused on investigating the occurrence, quantification, and the spatial and temporal distribution of plastics in coastal surface water from 12 coastal regions in southern part of Sri Lanka. The overall average densities of macroplastics and mesoplastics were recorded as 0.23 and 0.33 items/m 3 , respectively. Sampling locations had no significant difference (p > 0.05) on total microplastics (MPs) density (overall mean MPs density: 17.45 ± 3.35 items/m 3 ). MPs debris of less than 1 mm size consisted of >45% of the total number of MPs, whereas the maximum size of microscopically observed plastic debris was 11.04 mm, a filament. Filaments were the most common MPs followed by films. Relatively, blue-colored MPs were highly abundant in this coastal line. The type of MPs was further confirmed by Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) method. Potential plastic pollution factors are hydrodynamics and man-made activities like unsustainable harbor operations, fisheries, and tourism. More attention is needed to reduce plastic pollution regionally.
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