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E3S Web of Conf.
Volume 482, 2024
Young Scholar Symposium on Science Education, Earth, and Environment (YSSSEE 2023)
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Article Number | 01010 | |
Number of page(s) | 9 | |
Section | Ecology, Biodiversity and Ways of its Conservation | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202448201010 | |
Published online | 29 January 2024 |
Abundance and Types of Microplastics in the Water of Sukaraja
1 Biology Education, Tabiyah Faculty, Raden Intan Islamic State University, Indonesia
2 Chemistry Departement, Science and Technology Faculty, Sunan Gunung Djati Islamic State University, Indonesia
3 Department of Biology, Faculty of Engineering, Samudra University, Langsa, Aceh, Indonesia
* Corresponding author: suciwulanpawhestri@radenintan.ac.id
Sukaraja coastal waters are a place used by the community as a center to find fish to be traded. However, the sustainability of this beach has been polluted by garbage which is dominated by plastic materials. Decomposition of plastic waste takes a very long time. The results of the decomposition are called mocroplastics which have a size < 5 mm. Its very small size can make it a food ingredient for aquatic biota, causing bad impacts. This study uses a descriptive quantitative approach with random sampling method. The research location points were carried out at 3 statitions with 2 times of taking, namely the time of high tide and low tide. The time of the research was in April 2021. The total abundance of microplastics found was 36 x 102 particles/m3. The highest abundance was found at Station II of 20,66 x 102 particles/m3, which is where the most plastic waste accumulates. While the lowest abundance was found at Station III with an abundance of 4,66 x 102 particles/m3. This is presumably because the location of Station III is far from the shoreline and is clean of garbage. The types of microplastics found in persim at Sukaraja Beach are fragment, film, fiber, pellet types. The highest average abundance of microplastics was found in the sobeast fragment types of 14,66 x 102 particles/m3. And the lowest average abundance of microplastics is the type of film of 3,33 x 102 particles/m3
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