Plastic is an object with a high level of use in society and most of its use is single use only. Plastic that floats and settles in water will be degraded into smaller particles called microplastics. The very small size of microplastics means that microplastics are often considered food by marine biota, one of which is the blue swimming crab (Portunus pelagicus). Microplastics that accumulate i…
Microplastics are a form of plastic waste that is very difficult to detect because they are very small and easily dispersed in the ocean. The danger of microplastic contamination to biota can cause physical damage, reduce growth rates and tend to be toxic. This study aims to analyse the abundance of microplastics, identify type of microplastics in shrimp Penaeus merguiensis and Litopenaeus vann…
One source of marine pollution that is often found is plastic waste. Plastic waste thrown away in coastal areas can be carried by ocean dynamics such as strong currents and settle in important coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrass and coral reefs. Plastic waste that is degraded over a long time will turn into microplastics. Microplastics can accumulate in marine biota through various o…