PMID- 34953262
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20220128
LR  - 20220128
IS  - 1879-3363 (Electronic)
IS  - 0025-326X (Linking)
VI  - 174
DP  - 2022 Jan
TI  - High levels of microplastics in commercial salt and industrial salterns in Sri 
      Lanka.
PG  - 113239
LID - S0025-326X(21)01273-X [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113239 [doi]
AB  - This study provides the first analysis and quantification of MPs in salt products 
      in Sri Lanka. Commercial table salt brands, rock salt, lab-grade NaCl and raw 
      salt from three salterns were analysed using microscopy and Fourier transform 
      infrared spectroscopy. All salt samples were contaminated with MPs: in commercial 
      salts products it ranged from 11 to 193 items/kg, rock salts had 64 items/kg and 
      lab grade NaCl had 253 +/- 8.9 items/kg. The MP levels in salterns varied 
      significantly: Hambantota 3345.7 +/- 311.4 items/kg, Puttalam 272.3 +/- 10.6 
      items/kg, and Elephant Pass 36.3 +/- 4.5 items/kg. Predominantly, MPs were 
      presented as fibres, followed by fragments. Of the 23 polymer types identified; 
      low-density polyethylene (LDPE; 17%), resin dispersion (15%) and high-density 
      polyethylene (HDPE; 12%) were notable. This study provides the first comparison 
      of MPs in raw salt and commercial salt. This information is important to trace 
      the pollutant sources and then to take steps to eliminate MPs in food products 
      consumed.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Kapukotuwa, R W M G K
AU  - Kapukotuwa RWMGK
AD  - Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, 
      Sri Lanka.
FAU - Jayasena, N
AU  - Jayasena N
AD  - Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine & Animal 
      Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka.
FAU - Weerakoon, K C
AU  - Weerakoon KC
AD  - Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, The Open University of Sri 
      Lanka, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
FAU - Abayasekara, C L
AU  - Abayasekara CL
AD  - Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 
      20400, Sri Lanka.
FAU - Rajakaruna, R S
AU  - Rajakaruna RS
AD  - Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, 
      Sri Lanka; Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, 
      Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka. Electronic address: rupikar@pdn.ac.lk.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20211222
PL  - England
TA  - Mar Pollut Bull
JT  - Marine pollution bulletin
JID - 0260231
RN  - 0 (Microplastics)
RN  - 0 (Plastics)
RN  - 0 (Sodium Chloride, Dietary)
RN  - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical)
RN  - 451W47IQ8X (Sodium Chloride)
SB  - IM
MH  - Environmental Monitoring
MH  - *Microplastics
MH  - Plastics
MH  - Sodium Chloride
MH  - Sodium Chloride, Dietary
MH  - Sri Lanka
MH  - *Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Microplastics
OT  - Plastic pollution
OT  - Polymer type
OT  - Salterns
OT  - Table salt
EDAT- 2021/12/26 06:00
MHDA- 2022/01/29 06:00
CRDT- 2021/12/25 20:07
PHST- 2021/07/13 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/12/01 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2021/12/03 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/12/26 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/01/29 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/12/25 20:07 [entrez]
AID - S0025-326X(21)01273-X [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113239 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Mar Pollut Bull. 2022 Jan;174:113239. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113239. Epub 
      2021 Dec 22.