Status of Microplastic Pollution in Aquatic Ecosystem with a Case Study on Cherating River, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Pariatamby, Agamuthu, Hamid, Fauziah Shahul, Bhatti, Mehran Sanam, Anuar, Norkhairah, Anuar, Norkhairiyah
• Format: Article
• Published: Institute for Research and Community Services, Institut Teknologi Bandung 2020
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/25415/; https://doi.org/10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2020.52.2.7

Microplastics are emerging contaminants owing to their potential to adsorb and release pollutants from the environment, transferring these pollutants to the food web. Most marine microplastics come from the terrestrial environment, mainly from inland freshwaters that are direct receivers of runoff f...