Abstract:
Microplastic pollution in near shore marine environment has become increasingly prominent and has received widespread attention due to expected adverse effect. In addition to offering a setting for microplastics to enter the water, bathing beaches serve as a major location for leisure and entertainment in coastal communities. In the present study, the distribution, composition and seasonal variation of microplastics in mangrove sediment of Sandspit backwater were analyzed. Sediments were collected at three different selected stations in backwaters area from three (low tide, mid tide, high tide) tidal levels. In laboratory, at initial step sediments were dried in oven for 48 hours at 90°C and after drying 50 grams of each sediment sample were taken in beaker and then processed through adopted procedure from literature and after 24 hours, each sample was filtered and tagged with each station after drying filter papers, samples were observed under stereomicroscope for the analyses. The abundance of microplastic in backwaters zone of bathing beach was significantly higher as compared to other two stations indicated the relationship between the prevalence of microplastics and human leisure activities or anthropogenic impact. The majority of the microplastic variety includes fragments, films, different colors of fibers and beads and foams.
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Journal: First International Conference on Revamped Scientific Outlook of 21st Century (Abstract Book), Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2022