Abstract：
:Microplastic contamination in beach sediments along coast of Dubai is un-documented. In this study, microplastic contamination in beach sediments collected from the wrack lines of 16 beaches in Dubai was evaluated. Five samples were collected from each beach along a 100 m stretch using a 0.5 m by 0.5 m, quadrant. The number, color, and shape of microplastics were documented. The polymer types of large fibers and strings were identified through FT-IR analysis. 480 microplastics from each of the 16 beaches were selected to detect heavy metals using XRF analysis. The results showed that the average weight of microplastic is 0.33 mg per gram of dry sediment (or 953 mg·m-2) and the number of microplastic is 59.71 items per kg of dry sediment (or 165 items·m-2). Blue and fibrous microplastics were dominant. Polyethylene strings and fibers were abundantly found. 13 heavy metals were identified of which five are priority pollutants.
journal_name
Mar Pollut Bulljournal_title
Marine pollution bulletinauthors
Aslam H,Ali T,Mortula MM,Attaelmanan AGdoi
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110739subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-01-01 00:00:00pages
110739eissn
0025-326Xissn
1879-3363pii
S0025-326X(19)30895-1journal_volume
150pub_type
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