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ArticleBulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology2025

Unveiling Microplastics in Commercial Brackish Water Fishes from the Lower Meghna River Estuary of Bangladesh.

Razat Suvra Das, S M Mahatab Uddin, Sedat Gündoğdu, Jannatul Kubra Afrin, Nusrat Jahan, Md Rubaet Bin Abedin, Showmitra Chowdhury, Sultan Al Nahian, M Golam Mustafa, Mohammad Abdul Momin Siddique

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Razat Suvra DasDepartment of Oceanography, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh.
S M Mahatab UddinDepartment of Oceanography, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh.
Sedat GündoğduDepartment of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Cukurova University, Adana, 01330, Turkey.
Jannatul Kubra AfrinDepartment of Oceanography, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh.
Nusrat JahanDepartment of Oceanography, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh.
Md Rubaet Bin AbedinDepartment of Oceanography, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh.
Showmitra ChowdhuryBangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute, Cox's Bazar, 4730, Bangladesh.
Sultan Al NahianBangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute, Cox's Bazar, 4730, Bangladesh.
M Golam MustafaDepartment of Oceanography, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh.
Mohammad Abdul Momin SiddiqueDepartment of Oceanography, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh. siddique.ocn@nstu.edu.bd.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1869-9334

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Abstract

Microplastics (MPs) pose a persistent global threat and have entered almost every component of the ecosystem and seafood items. This study aimed to identify and characterize MPs in three widely edible fishes in the lower Meghna River estuary of Bangladesh and assess the polymer hazard index. Gastrointestinal tracts (GIT) of fish were collected and digested with KOH to extract MPs, and the polymer was confirmed by FTIR analysis. The species with the highest mean MP abundance was M. gulio (22.89 ± 8.91 MPs/GIT), followed by P. paradiseus (10.78 ± 4.29) and O. pama (15.11 ± 3.55). Fibers were predominant MPs, comprising 73.20-91.75% of the total particles. Blue, red, and black were the dominant colors of MPs, while 81.07-93.81% particles were between 500 and 1000 μm. Five distinct polymers, polypropylene, polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, Polystyrene, and Nylon 6, were detected in the GIT of these fishes. The study unveiled a significant correlation (r

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Environmental MonitoringFishesMicroplasticsWater Pollutants, ChemicalAnimalsBangladeshEstuariesRiversMicroplasticsWater Pollutants, ChemicalAquatic ecosystemBrackish water fishesMeghna estuaryMicroplastic pollution

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