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ArticleEnvironmental monitoring and assessment2024

Quantification and characterization of airborne microplastics in the coastal area of Terengganu, Malaysia.

Naresh Kumar Chenappan, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Ku Mohd Kalkausar Ku Yusof, Maisarah Jaafar, Fatimah Ahamad, Wan Zuriana Wan Sulaiman, Noorlin Mohamad

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Article in Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Naresh Kumar ChenappanMicroplastic Research Interest Group (MRIG), Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Yusof Shuaib IbrahimMicroplastic Research Interest Group (MRIG), Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Sabiqah Tuan AnuarMicroplastic Research Interest Group (MRIG), Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Ku Mohd Kalkausar Ku YusofMicroplastic Research Interest Group (MRIG), Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Maisarah JaafarMicroplastic Research Interest Group (MRIG), Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Fatimah AhamadSunway Centre for Planetary Health, Sunway University, 47500, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Wan Zuriana Wan SulaimanMalaysian Nature Society, 50480, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Noorlin MohamadMicroplastic Research Interest Group (MRIG), Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. noorlin@umt.edu.my.

Funding

Universiti Malaysia Terengganu UMT/TAPE-RG2020/Vot. 55251
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microplastics (MPs) pose a threat to ecosystems due to their capacity to bind with toxic chemicals. While the occurrence of MPs in aquatic environmental matrices like water, sediments, and biota is well studied, their presence in the atmosphere remains less understood. This study aimed to determine the presence of airborne MPs and their characteristics through ground-based sampling in the coastal city of Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. Airborne MP samples were collected using passive sampling technique in December 2019. MPs were manually counted and identified using a stereomicroscope based on their colour and shape. The average deposition rate of airborne MPs during the sampling period was 5476 ± 3796 particles/m

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EcosystemMicroplasticsEnvironmental MonitoringHumansMalaysiaPlasticsPolyethyleneMicroplasticsPlasticsPolyethyleneAirborne microplasticsAir pollutionAtmospheric depositionCoastalMicroplastic

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PMID38324118

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