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Marine Macro-and Micro Plastic Litter on Beach Sediment of Northern Peninsular Malaysia

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cris.author.scopus-author-id 57189063151
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cris.virtual.department Universiti Malaysia Perlis
cris.virtualsource.department a96dc879-07d6-4e89-b3cc-42aa30247ac9
dc.contributor.author Zaity Syazwani Mohd Odli
dc.contributor.author Lee A.J.
dc.contributor.author Hamzah M.S.A.
dc.date.accessioned 2024-09-28T11:35:06Z
dc.date.available 2024-09-28T11:35:06Z
dc.date.issued 2024-02-01
dc.description.abstract This paper investigates the spatial distribution of small plastic litter on the beach of Kuala Perlis and Pulau Langkawi in the northern region of Peninsular Malaysia. The objectives are to ascertain the categories of macro marine litter and macroplastic types, the amount of microplastic in the sediment layer, and the relationship between macroplastic and microplastic. Macro marine litter was collected in 100-meter transects at six different locations. Sediment samples for microplastic identification were collected using a quadrat measuring 0.5 m × 0.5 m with a depth of 0.05 m. Plastic accounts up most of the macro marine litter collected (73.8%), followed by glass (12%), fabric (7.8%), rubber (4.4%), wood (2%), and metal (0.07%). Between 2018 and 2020, the overall weight of macroplastic (>5 mm) litter and the amount of microplastic (<5 mm) litter on northern beaches were 80.371 g/m2 and 11.094 g/m3, respectively. In this investigation, macroplastic collected on the beach surface ranged from 0.02 g to 14.09 g/m2, while microplastic in the beach sediment ranged from 0 to 1.192 g/m3. The packaging category seems to have the highest percentage of collected macroplastic. At the 95% confidence level, the calculated R2 of 0.7444 indicates a substantial association between macroplastic and microplastic. The linear regression equation is y = 0.1927x + 0.0226, with y representing microplastic (g/m3) and x being macroplastic (g/m2). This strong link demonstrates that the presence of microplastic in sediment is strongly related to the abundance of macroplastic on the beach. This finding provides a good approximation of actual microplastic occurrence to macroplastic abundance, which will be useful in environmental evaluation and management approaches.
dc.identifier.doi 10.37934/armne.16.1.114123
dc.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-85188699094
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14170/5330
dc.relation.funding Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia
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dc.relation.ispartof Journal of Advanced Research in Micro and Nano Engineering
dc.relation.ispartofseries Journal of Advanced Research in Micro and Nano Engineering
dc.rights open access
dc.subject Coastal pollution | large and small relationship | macroplastic | marine litter | microplastic | plastic
dc.title Marine Macro-and Micro Plastic Litter on Beach Sediment of Northern Peninsular Malaysia
dc.type Journal
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oaire.citation.endPage 123
oaire.citation.issue 1
oaire.citation.startPage 114
oaire.citation.volume 16
oairecerif.affiliation.orgunit Universiti Sains Malaysia
oairecerif.affiliation.orgunit Universiti Sains Malaysia
oairecerif.affiliation.orgunit Universiti Malaysia Perlis
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