Analysis of Microplastic in Holothuria leucospilota (Echinodermata-Holothuroidea) and Sediments from Karachi coast, (Northern Arabian Sea)

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dc.contributor.authorAhmed, Quratulan
dc.contributor.authorÖztekin, Ayşah
dc.contributor.authorAlı, Qadeer Mohammad
dc.contributor.authorBat, Levent
dc.contributor.authorShaikh, Iqra
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-23T19:09:40Z
dc.date.available2025-03-23T19:09:40Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractMicroplastics are found in all aquatic environments, and they can have several negative impacts on marine life. In this study, the distribution of microplastics in the sediment and in the organs (gut, respiratory tree, and tentacles) of sea cucumber (Holothuria leucospilota) collected from Mubarak Village and Cape Monze on the Karachi coast of Pakistan were investigated. The microplastic amount in different organs of H. leucospilota was found as 15.3-40.45 pieces/individual in the gut, 15.45-23.9 pieces/individual in the respiratory tree, 8.9-9.55 pieces/individual in tentacles. The microplastic amount of sediment samples was 57.40-129.35 pieces/kg. Fibers were the dominant microplastic type, up to 99% of all samples. The results of the present study show that the region is contaminated with microplastics both in biota and in sediments.
dc.identifier.doi10.30897/ijegeo.1254544
dc.identifier.endpage169
dc.identifier.issn2148-9173
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.startpage161
dc.identifier.trdizinid1268989
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.30897/ijegeo.1254544
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1268989
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/3431
dc.identifier.volume10
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_TR_20250323
dc.subjectÇevre Çalışmaları
dc.subjectÇevre Bilimleri
dc.subjectDeniz ve Tatlı Su Biyolojisi
dc.titleAnalysis of Microplastic in Holothuria leucospilota (Echinodermata-Holothuroidea) and Sediments from Karachi coast, (Northern Arabian Sea)
dc.typeArticle

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