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ArticleHeliyon2023

Risk assessment of microplastic pollution in an industrial region of Bangladesh.

Mahir Tajwar, Mahmudul Hasan, Shamiha Shafinaz Shreya, Mahfuzur Rahman, Nazmus Sakib, Md Yousuf Gazi

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Mahir TajwarDepartment of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
Mahmudul HasanDepartment of Oceanography, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
Shamiha Shafinaz ShreyaDepartment of Oceanography, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
Mahfuzur RahmanDepartment of Oceanography, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh.
Nazmus SakibBangladesh Water Development Board, Dhaka, 1215, Bangladesh.
Md Yousuf GaziDepartment of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the high potential for microplastics (MPs) pollution in Bangladesh, the presence of MPs in the industrial region has largely been unexplored in Bangladesh. So, this study was conducted to determine whether MP pollution is prevalent in the industrial soil of Bangladesh and the extent of its toxicity. To examine MPs, a total of 12 soil samples were collected from the industrial region of Narayanganj, and a stereoscopic microscope was used to visually identify the MPs. Prior to that the technique of density separation and sieving was applied to extract MPs from those 12 soil samples. Among the twelve investigated samples, a total of 151 MPs (Mean: 12.6 ± 7.9 particles kg

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Agricultural landBangladeshIndustrial regionMicroplasticsNarayanganjTerrestrial soil

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PMID37483706
PMCPMC10359874

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