Microplastic abundance in sea cucumber at seagrass ecosystem of Bintan Island and surrounding area, Indonesia

• Published in: IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science Vol. 967; no. 1; pp. 12009 - 12014
• Main Authors: Idris, F, Febrianto, T, Hidayati, J R, Rajib, Nugraha, A H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Bintan Island; Biota; Ecosystems; Holothuroidea; Invertebrates; microplastic; Microplastics; Plastic debris; Plastic pollution; Random sampling; sea cucumber; seagrass ecosystem; Statistical sampling; Vegetables; Bintan Island; Indonesia

Abstract The increasing use of plastic in various aspects of life impacts the increase in plastic waste in the environment. The plastics are degraded into the smallest fragments to a size of <5 mm called microplastics. Further, microplastics will accumulate in the water, marine biota, and sedimen...