Plastic & Plankton Abundance & Composition in waters off South China Sea
Plastic pollution is a worldwide issue that has been taking place across terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems since the beginning of its mass production dated back in the 1950s. Every year, the abundance of marine plastic debris accumulates and increases significantly to cause harm toward the marin...
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| Format: | Final Year Project Report |
| Language: | English |
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS)
2022
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40150/1/Lee%20Yong%20Jun%20ft.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40150/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Plastic pollution is a worldwide issue that has been taking place across terrestrial and aquatic
ecosystems since the beginning of its mass production dated back in the 1950s. Every year,
the abundance of marine plastic debris accumulates and increases significantly to cause harm
toward the marine biota as they stay persistently within the marine environment. Hence, the
South China Sea waters were selected as a potentially affected ecosystem to study the
relationship between the abundance and composition of both plastic and plankton
considering lack of studies in the deep-sea region. In this research, plastic composition and
abundance were assessed by compartments namely the (particles, fragments, and fibers).
Furthermore, the water samples were observed under the Differential Interference Contrast
compound microscope to help identify the plankton composition according to their genus in
the respective groups. The cell abundance of plankton was calculated using the Sedgewick
rafter counting chamber of unit individual per liter. A strong negative correlation between
the abundance of plastic and plankton was established by utilizing the Pearson correlation
test analysis. The finding of this study had further implicated the negative effects of plastic
particles on the existing plankton community in SCS waters. |
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