The plastic waste problem in Malaysia: management, recycling and disposal of local and global plastic waste

HL Chen, TK Nath, S Chong, V Foo, C Gibbins… - SN Applied …, 2021 - Springer
Plastic waste is one of the world's most pressing human health and environmental concerns.
Plastic constitutes the third highest waste source globally, with the total volume of plastic …

Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in wetlands

M Dalvand, AH Hamidian - Science of the total environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Presence of microplastic particles has been reported in all over the world, even in remote
areas with no human activities. Wetlands are important transitional areas between terrestrial …

Detection of microplastics in human colectomy specimens

YS Ibrahim, S Tuan Anuar, AA Azmi… - JGH open, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aim While dietary exposure to microplastics is increasingly
recognized, it is unknown if ingested plastics remain within the digestive tract. We aimed to …

Microplastic pollution and ecological risk assessment in an estuarine environment: The Dongshan Bay of China

Z Pan, Q Liu, R Jiang, W Li, X Sun, H Lin, S Jiang… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) pollution has spurred a wide range of concerns due to its ubiquity and
potential hazards to humans and ecosystems, yet studies on MP abundance, distribution …

Microplastic contamination in Penaeid shrimp from the Northern Bay of Bengal

MS Hossain, MS Rahman, MN Uddin… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution has received increased attention recently due to potential threat to
marine biota and human health. This study reports microplastic (MP) content in brown …

Microplastic ingestion by zooplankton in Terengganu coastal waters, southern South China Sea

RM Amin, ES Sohaimi, ST Anuar, Z Bachok - Marine pollution bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigates the presence of microplastics in surface seawater and zooplankton at
five different locations off the Terengganu coast in Malaysia, southern South China Sea. A …

Occurrence, distribution and characteristics of microplastics in gastrointestinal tract and gills of commercial marine fish from Malaysia

N Jaafar, A Azfaralariff, SM Musa, M Mohamed… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics are tiny plastic particles with size below 5 mm, prevalence in marine
environments and the occurrence have been reported in commercial marine fish worldwide …

Characterization of microplastics in the water and sediment of Baram River estuary, Borneo Island

WS Choong, T Hadibarata, A Yuniarto, KHD Tang… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Baram River is one of the largest rivers in Sarawak, where many large
industries, such as plywood, sawmills, shipyards, interisland ports, and other wood-based …

Evidence of microplastics in wetlands: Extraction and quantification in Freshwater and coastal ecosystems

R Kumar, P Sharma, S Bandyopadhyay - Journal of Water Process …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics are the emerging non-degradable pollutants in natural ecosystems. It impacts
humans and wildlife, mainly aquatic species, by getting incorporated into the food chain due …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastic sample purification methods-Assessing detrimental effects of purification procedures on specific plastic types

I Schrank, JN Möller, HK Imhof, O Hauenstein… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
In search of effective, fast, and cheap methods to purify environmental samples for
microplastic analysis, scientific literature provides various purification protocols. However …