Evidence of microplastics pollution in coastal beaches and waters in southern Sri Lanka.
Mar Pollut Bull
; 137: 277-284, 2018 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
The abundance of microplastics (MPs) in surface water and beach sediment in Southern Sri Lanka covering a distance of 91â¯km of coastline is reported. MPs were classified according to polymer type, geometry and color of the sites tested 60% showed MP contamination in sand and 70% in surface waters off the coast. The size range of MPs from surface waters and beaches were to 1.5-2.5â¯mm and 3-4.5â¯mm, respectively. Majority of these were identified as polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) with some polystyrene (PS) foam at a few sites. Fragments derived from larger debris appears to be the dominant type of MP at most sites and only 2 sites showed virgin pellets that accounted for 14% of the samples collected.
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Plásticos
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Poluentes Químicos da Água
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Sedimentos Geológicos
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Asia
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En
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2018
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