Abundance, characteristics, and distribution of microplastics in Banda Sea and Seram Sea, Indonesia

Abstract This study recorded the abundance, characteristics, and distribution of microplastics (MPs) in the surface water in the Banda Sea and Seram Sea. The Banda Sea has known for its complex bathymetry with the shape of a basin in the west and a Sahul Shelf in the east. Due to its unique topograp...

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Published inIOP conference series. Earth and environmental science Vol. 1224; no. 1; pp. 12026 - 12036
Main Authors Widiaratih, Rikha, Maslukah, Lilik, Triyulianti, Iis, Rugebregt, Marsya Jaqualine, Nurhidayat, Hascaryo, Anom Puji, Sobaruddin, Dyan Primana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.08.2023
Subjects
Abundance
Anthropogenic factors
Banda Sea and Seram Sea
Bathymeters
Bathymetry
characteristics
Coastal zone
Deep sea
Deep sea environments
distributions
Human influences
Hydrodynamics
Microplastics
Plastic pollution
Polyethylene terephthalate
Polymers
Polyvinyl chloride
Surface water
Water masses
Banda Sea
Indonesia
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Summary:Abstract This study recorded the abundance, characteristics, and distribution of microplastics (MPs) in the surface water in the Banda Sea and Seram Sea. The Banda Sea has known for its complex bathymetry with the shape of a basin in the west and a Sahul Shelf in the east. Due to its unique topography, it controls the water mass exchange in Indonesian waters. The Banda Sea and Seram Sea are dominated by the deep sea with bathymetry of more than 1000 m. Station observation consists of 5 stations in the Banda Sea and 3 stations in the Seram Sea. The microplastic abundance in the surface waters from the Banda Sea and Seram Sea ranged from 4.69 to 22.48 items/L with an average abundance of 14.07 items/L. The highest abundance of MPs was found in Station 1 of Banda Sea due to the closest to Ambon as the capital of Maluku Province. The dominant shape of MPs found such as fibre, fragment, and pellet. The polymer type of MPs found were PET, HDPE, LDPE, PVC, PP, and Nylon. Generally, the abundance of MPs on the surface of the deep-sea area was found lesser than in the coastal area since the MPs distributions are influenced by hydrodynamics and anthropogenic activity.
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/1224/1/012026