Microplastics Contamination in the Edible Fish Mozambique Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) from the Selvampathy Wetland of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

The present study investigated the microplastics (MPs) contamination in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, gills and muscle of the Mozambique tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus sampled from the Selvampathy Lake of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. MPs abundance was found in 10 to 28, 8 to 27, and 4 to 12 particle...

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Published in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2024-01, Vol.112 (1), p.7-7, Article 7
Main Authors: Anandhan, Krishnan, Thangal, Said Hamid, Yogeshwaran, Arumugam, Kaaran, Saravanan, Ajith Kumar, Thipramalai Thangappan, Muralisankar, Thirunavukkarasu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural runoff
Agricultural wastes
Aquatic Pollution
Birds
Contamination
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Fish
Fish production
Fisheries
Fishing
Gastrointestinal tract
Gills
Household wastes
Microplastics
Muscles
Oreochromis mossambicus
Plastic debris
Plastic pollution
Pollution
Polyamide resins
Polyamides
Polymers
Polypropylene
Rain water
Seafood
Sewage disposal
Soil Science & Conservation
Storm runoff
Tilapia
Toxicology
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
Wetlands
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Summary:The present study investigated the microplastics (MPs) contamination in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, gills and muscle of the Mozambique tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus sampled from the Selvampathy Lake of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. MPs abundance was found in 10 to 28, 8 to 27, and 4 to 12 particles and their size ranged between 4.4 and 210, 4.6 to 180, and 4.5 to 194 μm in the GI tract, gills and muscle, respectively. MPs were dominantly shaped as fibres (95%) and fragments (5%) with the following colour pattern of blue > black > pink > transparent > and others. Extracted MPs polymer nature were polyethylene (54%), polyamide (38%) and polypropylene (8%). The present study reveals that the edible fish O. mossambicus had MPs that can be transferred to consumers. Moreover, urban discharges, including domestic wastes, agricultural and rainwater runoff, might be possible MPs sources to the studied wetland.
ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/s00128-023-03839-w