TY  - JOUR
T1  - Microplastics in surface water of different beaches in Chattogram coastal area of Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh
TT  - Bengal Körfezi (Bangladeş) Çitagong kıyısal bölgesindeki farklı plajlarda yüzey suyundaki mikroplastikler
AU  - Rahman, Md. Habibur
AU  - Das, Rimu
AU  - Pandıt, Debasısh
AU  - Alam, Md. Wahidul
AU  - Aziz, Md. Shah
AU  - Bir, Joyanta
AU  - Hassan, Md Mehedi
AU  - Uddin, Mohammad Rokan
AU  - Zereen, Ismot
PY  - 2024
DA  - June
Y2  - 2024
DO  - 10.12714/egejfas.41.2.04
JF  - Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
JO  - EgeJFAS
PB  - Ege Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2148-3140
SP  - 105
EP  - 114
VL  - 41
IS  - 2
LA  - en
AB  - Microplastic (MP) pollution in aquatic systems poses a great threat, as these tiny particles contaminate water, harm marine life, and may eventually enter the food chain, endangering ecosystems and human health. The purpose of this study was to assess the presence of MPs in surface-level water samples taken from Chattogram Coastal Area of the Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh. A total of 20 water samples were collected from four sea beaches, spanning the period from September to December 2023. A total of 452 MPs were enumerated from the collected water samples, with 29% observed in Kattoli Beach, 26% in Patenga Beach, 24% in Anowara Beach, and 21% in Banshkhali Beach. MPs ranging from 1-5mm in size were identified as the most prevalent in the study areas. Anowara Beach exhibited a dominant composition of fibers (53%), Banshkhali Beach was characterized by particles (55%), and Patenga Beach and Kattoli Beach displayed a high abundance of fragments (65% and 56%, respectively). The abundance of MPs at Kattoli Beach was significantly high (p<0.05) compared to other beaches. The pollution load index ranged from 1.25-1.49 with the highest index values at Kattoli Beach. The results from this study could be applied as a guide to efficient environmental management for the long-term health of the beaches by reducing the degree of MP load from the coastal and marine ecosystems of Bangladesh.
KW  - Aquatic pollution
KW  - Abundance
KW  - microplastic pollution
KW  - coastal water
CR  - Achary, M.S., Patra, S., & Sahu, S.K. (2021). Marine litter on the Bay of Bengal coast of India: distribution, composition, sources and implications. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 168, 112416.
CR  - Al-Nahian, S., Rakib, M.R.J., Haider, S.M.B., Kumar, R., Mohsen, M., Sharma, P., & Khandaker, M.U. (2022). Occurrence, spatial distribution, and risk assessment of microplastics in surface water and sediments of Saint Martin Island in the Bay of Bengal. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 179.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113720.
CR  - Al-Nahian, S., Rakib, M.R.J., Kumar, R., Haider, S.M.B., Sharma, P., & Idris, A.M. (2023). Distribution, characteristics, and risk assessments analysis of microplastics in shore sediments and surface water of Moheshkhali channel of Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. Science of the Total Environment, 855, 158892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158892
CR  - Alengebawy, A., Abdelkhalek, S.T., Qureshi, S.R., & Wang, M.Q. (2021). Heavy metals and pesticides toxicity in agricultural soil and plants: Ecological risks and human health implications. Toxics, 9(3), 42. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9030042
CR  - Aliabad, M.K., Nassiri, M., & Kor, K. (2019). Microplastics in the surface seawaters of Chabahar Bay, Gulf of Oman (Makran Coasts). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 143, 125 133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.04.037
CR  - Andrady, A.L., & Neal, M.A., (2009). Application and societal benefits of plastics. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 364, 1977–1984. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2008.0304
CR  - Bahauddin, K.M., & Uddin, M.H. (2012). Community based risk assessment and adaptation to climate change in Dharam Wetland under Sunamganj District. Journal of Environmental Science and Natural Resources, 5 (2), 161-166. https://doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v5i2.14807
CR  - Banik, P., Hossain, M.B., Nur, A.A.U., Choudhury, T.R., Liba, S.I., Yu, J., & Sun, J. (2022). Microplastics in sediment of Kuakata Beach, Bangladesh: occurrence, spatial distribution, and risk assessment. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 860989. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.860989
CR  - Barnes, D.K., Galgani, F., Thompson, R.C., & Barlaz, M. (2009). Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments. Philosophical transactions of the royal society B: Biological Sciences, 364(1526), 1985-1998. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2008.0205
CR  - Barrows, A.P., Neumann, C.A., Berger, M.L., & Shaw, S.D. (2017). Grab vs. neuston tow net: a microplastic sampling performance comparison and possible advances in the field. Analytical Methods 9(9), 1446–1453. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6AY02387H
CR  - Browne, M.A., Crump, P., Niven, S.J., Teuten, E., Tonkin, A., Galloway, T., & Thompson, R. (2011). Accumulation of microplastic on shorelines worldwide: sources and sinks. Environmental Science and Technology, 45, 9175–9179. https://doi.org/10.1021/es201811s
CR  - Coyle, R., Hardiman, G., & O’Driscoll, K. (2020). Microplastics in the marine environment: A review of their sources, distribution processes, uptake and exchange in ecosystems. Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 2, 100010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2020.100010
CR  - Deng, H., He, J., Feng, D., Zhao, Y., Sun, W., Yu, H., & Ge, C. (2021). Microplastics pollution in mangrove ecosystems: a critical review of current knowledge and future directions. Science of the Total Environment, 753, 142041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142041
CR  - Derraik, J.G. (2002). The pollution of the marine environment by plastic debris: a review. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 44(9), 842 852. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00220-5
CR  - Duong, T.T., Nguyen-Thuy, D., Phuong, N.N., Ngo, H.M., Doan, T.O., Le, T.P.Q., Bui, H.M, Nguyen-Van, H., Nguyen-Dinh, T., Nguyet Nuguyen T.P., Cao, T.T.N, Pham, T.M.H., Hoang,T-H.T., Gasperi, J., & Strady, E. (2023). Microplastics in sediments from urban and suburban rivers: Influence of sediment properties. Science of the Total Environment, 904, 166330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166330
CR  - GESAMP, G. (2016). Sources, fate and effects of microplastics in the marine environment: part two of a global assessment. IMO London, 220.
CR  - Gholizadeh, M., Shadi, A., Abadi, A., Nemati, M., Senapathi, V., Karthikeyan, S., & Kulandaisamy, P. (2024). Exploring the microplastic pollution: Unveiling origins and varieties in coastal sediments and waters of the Bushehr Province, Persian Gulf, Iran. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 198, 115939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115939
CR  - Hidalgo-Ruz, V., Gutow, L., Thompson, R.C., & Thiel, M. (2012). Microplastics in the marine environment: a review of the methods used for identification and quantification. Environmental Science and Technology, 46, 3060–3075. https://doi.org/10.1021/es2031505
CR  - Hossain, M.S., Sobhan, F., Uddin, M.N., Sharifuzzaman, S.M., Chowdhury, S.R., Sarker, S., & Chowdhury, M.S.N. (2019). Microplastics in fishes from the Northern Bay of Bengal. Science of the Total Environment, 690, 821-830. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.065
CR  - Hossain, M.J., AftabUddin, S., Akhter, F., Nusrat, N., Rahaman, A., Sikder, M. N.A., Monwar, Md.M., Chowdhury, M.S.N., Jiang, S., Shi, H., & Zhang, J. (2022). Surface water, sediment, and biota: The first multi-compartment analysis of microplastics in the Karnafully River, Bangladesh. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 180, 113820. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113820
CR  - Hosseini, R., Sayadi, M.H., Aazami, J., & Savabieasfehani, M. (2020). Accumulation and distribution of microplastics in the sediment and coastal water samples of Chabahar Bay in the Oman Sea, Iran. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 160, 111682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111682
CR  - Jabeen, K., Su, L., Li, J., Yang, D., Tong, C., Mu, J., Shi, H. (2017). Microplastics and mesoplastics in fish from coastal and fresh waters of China. Environmental Pollution, 221, 141 149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.11.055
CR  - Jaini, M., & Namboothri, N., (2023). Boat paint and epoxy fragments - Leading contributors of microplastic pollution in surface waters of a protected Andaman Bay. Chemosphere 312, 137183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137183
CR  - Jambeck, J.R., Geyer, R., Wilcox, C., Siegler, T.R., Perryman, M., Andrady, A., Narayan, R., & Law, K.L. (2015). Plastic waste inputs from land into the  ocean. Science (Wash. D C) 347, 768 771. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1260352
CR  - Jeyasanta, K.I., Sathish, N., Patterson, J., & Edward, J.K.P. (2020). Macro, meso, and microplastic debris in the beaches of Tuticorin district, Southeast coast of India. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 154, 111055.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111055
CR  - Kabir, A.E., Sekine, M., Imai, T., Yamamoto, K., Kanno, A., & Higuchi, T. (2021). Assessing small-scale freshwater microplastics pollution, land-use, source-to-sink conduits, and pollution risks: Perspectives from Japanese rivers polluted with microplastics. Science of the Total Environment, 768, 144655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144655
CR  - Kawsar, M.A., Munny, F.J., Saif, U.M., Harun-Al-Rashid, A., Rahman, M.A., Barman, S.K., Adikari, D., Alam, M.T., Kunda, M., & Pandit, D. (2024). Unveiling the Microplastic Crisis: Insights into Bangladesh's Aquatic Ecosystems-Origins, Impact, and Solutions. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 100430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2024.100430
CR  - Khaleel, R., Valsan, G., Rangel-Buitrago, N., & Warrier, A.K. (2023). Microplastics in the marine environment of St. Mary's Island: implications for human health and conservation. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 195(9), 1034. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11651-6
CR  - Law, K.L., Morét-Ferguson, S., Maximenko, N.A., Proskurowski, G., Peacock, E.E., Hafner, J., & Reddy, C.M. 2014. Plastic accumulation in the North Atlantic subtropical gyre. Science, 347(6223), 768–771.
CR  - Li, J., Yang, D., Li, L., Jabeen, K., & Shi, H. (2015). Microplastics in commercial bivalves from China. Environmental Pollution, 207, 190–195.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.018
CR  - Li, Y., Zhang, Y., Chen, G., Xu, K., Gong, H., Huang, K., Yan, M. & Wang, J., (2021). Microplastics in surface waters and sediments from Guangdong coastal areas, South China. Sustainability, 13(5), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052691
CR  - Lusher, A.L., McHugh, M., & Thompson, R.C. (2013). Occurrence of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tract of pelagic and demersal fish from the English Channel. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 67(1–2), 94–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.11.028
CR  - Masura, J., Baker, J., Foster, G., & Arthur, C. (2015). Laboratory Methods for the Analysis of Microplastics in the Marine Environment: Recommendations for quantifying synthetic particles in waters and sediments. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS-OR&R-48, 31p.
CR  - Mia, M.S., Islam, A.R.M.T., Ali, M.M., Siddique, M.A.B., Pal, S.C., Idris, A.M., & Senapathi, V. (2024). Microplastics in sediment and surface water from an island ecosystem in Bay of Bengal. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 69, 103332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2023.103332
CR  - Nabizadeh, R., Sajadi, M., Rastkari, N., & Yaghmaeian, K. (2019). Microplastic pollution on the Persian Gulf shoreline: a case study of Bandar Abbas city, Hormozgan Province, Iran. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 145, 536–546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.06.048
CR  - Nawar, N., Rahman, M.M., Chowdhury, F.N., Marzia, S., Ali, M.M., Akbor, M.A., Siddique, M.A.B., Khatun, M.A., Shahjalal, M., Huque, R., Malafaia, G. (2023). Characterization of microplastic pollution in the Pasur River of the Sundarbans ecosystem (Bangladesh) with emphasis on water, sediments, and fish. Science of the Total Environment, 868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161704
CR  - Prata, J.C., Reis, V., da Costa, J.P., Mouneyrac, C., Duarte, A.C., & Rocha-Santos, T. (2021). Contamination issues as a challenge in quality control and quality assurance in microplastics analytics. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 403, 123660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123660
CR  - Reddy, M.S., Basha, S., Adimurthy, S., & Ramachandraiah, G. (2006). Description of the small plastics fragments in marine sediments along the Alang-Sosiya ship-breaking yard, India. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 68(3-4), 656-660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2006.03.018
CR  - Rahman, M.H., Pandit, D., Begum, N., Das, R., Sikder, M.N.A., Preety, Z.N., & Roy, T.K. (2023). Fluctuations of physicochemical parameters in the waters of the Chattogram Coastal Area, Bangladesh. Marine Science and Technology Bulletin, 12(4), 530 539. https://doi.org/10.33714/masteb.1367368
CR  - Rakib, M.R.J., Hossain, M.B., Kumar, R., Ullah, M.A., al Nahian, S., Rima, N.N., Choudhury, T.R., Liba, S.I., Yu, J., Khandaker, M.U., Sulieman, A., Sayed, M.M. (2022). Spatial distribution and risk assessments due to the microplastics pollution in sediments of Karnaphuli River Estuary, Bangladesh. Scientific Reports, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12296-0
CR  - Rillig, M.C. (2012). Microplastic in terrestrial ecosystems and the soil? Environmental Science and Technology, 46, 6453–6454. https://doi.org/10.1021/es302011r
CR  - Shekoohiyan, S., & Akbarzadeh, A. (2022). The abundance of microplastic pollution along the Jajroud river of Tehran: estimating the water quality index and the ecological risk. Ecological Indicators, 145, 109629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109629
CR  - Sussarellu, R., Suquet, M., Thomas, Y., Lambert, C., Fabioux, C., Pernet, M. E.J., Le Goïc, N., Quillien, V., Mingant, C., Epelboin, Y., Corporeau, C., Guyomarch, J., Robbens, J., Paul-Pont, I., Soudant, P., & Huvet, A. (2016). Oyster reproduction is affected by exposure to polystyrene microplastics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(9), 2430-2435. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1519019113
CR  - Ta, A. T., Pupuang, P., Babel, S., & Wang, L. P. (2022). Investigation of microplastic contamination in blood cockles and green mussels from selected aquaculture farms and markets in Thailand. Chemosphere, 303, 134918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134918
CR  - Turhan, D.Ö. (2021). Evaluation of microplastics in the surface water, sediment and fish of Sürgü Dam Reservoir (Malatya) in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 22(7). https://doi.org/10.4194/TRJFAS20157
CR  - Wang, J., Liu, X., Li, Y., Powell, T., Wang, X., Wang, G., & Zhang, P. (2019). Microplastics as contaminants in the soil environment: A mini-review. Science of the Total Environment, 691, 848 857. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.209
CR  - Weideman, E.A., Perold, V., & Ryan, P.G. (2020). Limited long-distance transport of plastic pollution by the Orange-Vaal River system, South Africa. Science of the Total Environment, 727, 138653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138653
CR  - Wu, N., Zhang, Y., Zhang, X., Zhao, Z., He, J., Li, W., & Niu, Z. (2019). Occurrence and distribution of microplasticsin the surface water and sediment of two typical estuaries in Bohai Bay, China. Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts, 21(7), 1143-1152. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EM00148D
CR  - Yang, T., Zeng, Y., Kang, Z., Cai, M., Chen, K., Zhao, Q., Lin, J., Liu, R., & Xu, G. (2023). Enrichment and ecological risks of microplastics in mangroves of southern Hainan Island, China. Science of the Total Environment, 889, 164160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164160
CR  - Zhang, C., Wang, S., Sun, D., Pan, Z., Zhou, A., Xie, S., Wang, J., & Zou, J. (2020). Microplastic pollution in surface water from east coastal areas of Guangdong, south China and preliminary study on microplastics biomonitoring using two marine fish. Chemosphere, 256, 127202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127202
CR  - Zhao, S., Wang, T., Zhu, L., Xu, P., Wang, X., Gao, L., & Li, D. (2019). Analysis of suspended microplastics in the Changjiang Estuary: Implications for riverine plastic load to the ocean. Water Research, 161, 560-569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.06.019
UR  - https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.41.2.04
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3805287
ER  -