Investigation of Microplastics in Surface Water and Estuarine Mullet Mugil cephalus from 23 Estuary Areas, South China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Method
2.1. Water Sampling
2.2. Fish Sampling
2.3. Microplastics Extraction in Water
2.4. Microplastics Extraction in Fish
2.5. Quality Assurance and Control
2.6. Observation and Description of Microplastics
2.7. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Characteristics and Distribution of Microplastics in Water Samples
3.2. Characteristics and Distribution of Microplastics in Estuarine Mullet Mugil cephalus
4. Discussion
4.1. Characteristics and Distribution of Microplastics in Surface Water
4.2. Characteristics and Distribution of Microplastics in Fish
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhang, C.; Wang, S.; Sun, D.; Pan, Z.; Zou, J. Investigation of Microplastics in Surface Water and Estuarine Mullet Mugil cephalus from 23 Estuary Areas, South China. Sustainability 2023, 15, 4193. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15054193
Zhang C, Wang S, Sun D, Pan Z, Zou J. Investigation of Microplastics in Surface Water and Estuarine Mullet Mugil cephalus from 23 Estuary Areas, South China. Sustainability. 2023; 15(5):4193. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15054193
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Chaonan, Shaodan Wang, Di Sun, Zhengkun Pan, and Jixing Zou. 2023. "Investigation of Microplastics in Surface Water and Estuarine Mullet Mugil cephalus from 23 Estuary Areas, South China" Sustainability 15, no. 5: 4193. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15054193