PMID- 35985130
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20220829
LR  - 20220829
IS  - 1879-3363 (Electronic)
IS  - 0025-326X (Linking)
VI  - 182
DP  - 2022 Sep
TI  - Hidden problems in geological heritage sites: The microplastic issue on Saint 
      Mary's Island, India, Southeast Arabian Sea.
PG  - 114043
LID - S0025-326X(22)00725-1 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114043 [doi]
AB  - Microplastics (MPs) have become a dominant constituent of several oceanic 
      islands. This study focuses on the occurrence and distribution of MPs present in 
      the beach sediments of Saint Mary's Island (SMI), a geological heritage site 
      located in the south-eastern part of the Arabian Sea. The average (standard 
      deviation) abundance of MPs on this island was 97.18 (80.49) particles/kg. 
      Attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy 
      revealed that MPs are composed of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density 
      polyethylene (LDPE), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), and 
      polyamide (PA). Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy-Dispersive X-ray 
      Spectroscopy (EDS) highlighted the presence of Cr, As, Pb, and Cd (harmful 
      pollutants) on MP surfaces. The MPs in the SMI are largely contributed by the 
      nearby fishing harbour, touristic beaches and estuaries. The results of this 
      study, act as a starting point for continuous environmental monitoring in this 
      unique region of the world.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Khaleel, Rizwan
AU  - Khaleel R
AD  - Department of Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, 
      Karnataka, India.
FAU - Valsan, Gokul
AU  - Valsan G
AD  - Department of Civil Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy 
      of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India.
FAU - Rangel-Buitrago, Nelson
AU  - Rangel-Buitrago N
AD  - Programa de Fisica, Facultad de Ciencias Basicas, Universidad del Atlantico, 
      Puerto Colombia, Atlantico, Colombia; Programa de Biologia, Facultad de Ciencias 
      Basicas, Universidad del Atlantico, Puerto Colombia, Atlantico, Colombia.
FAU - Warrier, Anish Kumar
AU  - Warrier AK
AD  - Department of Civil Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy 
      of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India; Centre for Climate 
      Studies, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India. 
      Electronic address: anish.warrier@manipal.edu.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20220817
PL  - England
TA  - Mar Pollut Bull
JT  - Marine pollution bulletin
JID - 0260231
RN  - 0 (Microplastics)
RN  - 0 (Plastics)
RN  - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical)
RN  - 9002-88-4 (Polyethylene)
SB  - IM
MH  - Environmental Monitoring/methods
MH  - Geologic Sediments/chemistry
MH  - India
MH  - *Microplastics
MH  - Plastics
MH  - Polyethylene/analysis
MH  - *Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Anthropogenic activities
OT  - Beaches
OT  - Islands
OT  - Microplastics
OT  - Pollution
OT  - Risk assessment
EDAT- 2022/08/20 06:00
MHDA- 2022/08/30 06:00
CRDT- 2022/08/19 18:17
PHST- 2022/07/06 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/08/06 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/08/08 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/08/20 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/08/30 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2022/08/19 18:17 [entrez]
AID - S0025-326X(22)00725-1 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114043 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Mar Pollut Bull. 2022 Sep;182:114043. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114043. Epub 
      2022 Aug 17.