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- W4386723346 abstract "Abstract Riparian areas are highly dynamic bio-geophysical settings with a surge of waste deposition predominantly including land-based plastic discards. These polymer discards are destined to be the prime constitution of marine ‘plastisphere.’ The polymer fate is determined by waterbodies, where the chances of plastic retention are higher, eventually mediating the formation of Microplastics (MPs) in years or decades. Such formed MPs are a potential threat to the aqua bio-regime. A systematic investigation of three waterbody basin soils (Karamana River, Killiyar and Akkulam-Veli Lake) showed the presence of MPs in all the samples analyzed with varying sizes, shapes, colors and compositions. MPs of the shapes flakes, fragments, filaments, sheets, foams and fibers were observed with dimensions 0.3 mm - 4.7mm. Most of the particles were white in hue (WT), followed by Colorless (CL), Light Yellow (L.Y), Light Brown (L.B), Orange (OR), Red (RD) and Blue (BL) respectively. The polymer communities were identified as High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Low-density Polyethylene (LDPE), Polypropylene (PP), Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), Polystyrene (PS) and Nylon. The highest average MP density was identified in the basin of Killiyar (799±0.09 pieces/Kg) followed by Karamana River (671±3.45 pieces/Kg), indicating the closeness of the sampling station to the city center compared to Akkulam-Veli Lake (486±58.55 pieces/Kg). The majority of the sampling sites belonged to the slopy areas and came under the highly urbanized land category. A close association was observed between particle abundance and urban activity. The study foresees possible threats inflicted by MP abundance upon the area-wide hydro-biological system." @default.
- W4386723346 created "2023-09-14" @default.
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- W4386723346 date "2023-09-13" @default.
- W4386723346 modified "2023-10-18" @default.
- W4386723346 title "Investigation of Microplastics and Microplastic Communities in Three Waterbody Basin Soils of Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India" @default.
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