Microplastic Occurrence in Mugil Cephalus

Year 2023, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 191 - 197, 30.06.2023

Yahya Terzi

https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.1282784

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Microplastic (MP) ingestion by fish can not only impact the environment but also human health. This study determines the abundance and composition (polymer, shape, size) of MPs ingested by gray mullet (Mugil cephalus). A total of 30 specimens were purchased from local fish market collected from Lake Cernek located in Kızılırmak Delta, Türkiye by local fishermen. The digestive tracts of the fish were removed and digested with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to extract microplastics. The share of the contaminated fish with microplastics was 90%. The average microplastic abundance by individual and weight were 2.87±0.27 MP/ind and 0.014±0.001 MP/g respectively. The length, weight, and condition factor of the fish did not correlate with MP abundance (Spearman’s correlation, p > 0.05). Four different polymer types were determined in the digestive tract of the specimens. The composition of polymers consisted of 44.58% polyethylene terephthalate (PET), 34.94% polypropylene (PP), 10.84% polyethylene (PE), and 9.64% polyamide (PA). The determined shapes were fiber (67.47%), fragment (20.48%), and film (12.05%). The size range of MP particles was ranged between 132 μm to 4850 μm, and the average was 1522.45±131.22 μm.

Keywords

microplastic, fish, pollution, the Black Sea, Kızılırmak Delta

Cernek Gölü’ndeki (Samsun, Türkiye) Has Kefal (Mugil cephalus)’in sindirim sistemindeki mikroplastiklerin tespiti

Abstract

Balıkların mikroplastik tüketmesi sadece çevreyi değil aynı zamanda insan sağlığını da olumsuz etkileyebilmektedir. Bu çalışmada has kefal balığının (Mugil cephalus) tükettiği mikroplastiklerin miktarı ve kompozisyonu (polimer, şekil ve büyüklük) belirlenmiştir. Kızılırmak Deltası’ndaki Cernek Gölü’nden balıkçılar tarafından yakalanan 30 adet birey satın alınmıştır. Balıkların sindirim kanalı çıkartılmış ve mikroplastik ekstraksiyonu için hidrojen peroksit (H2O2) yardımı ile sindirilmiştir. Mikroplastiklerle kontamine olmuş balıkların oranı %90 olarak belirlenmiştir. Birey başına ve ağırlık başına mikroplastik bolluğu sırasıyla 2.87±0.27 MP/birey ve 0.014±0.001 MP/g’dır. Balıklarınn boy, ağırlık ve kondisyon faktörleri ile mikroplastik bolluğu arasında anlamlı bir korelasyon bulunamamıştır (Spearman’s correlation, p > 0.05). Örneklerin sindirim sistemlerinde dört farklı polimer tipi belirlenmiştir. Bu polimerler %44.5 polietilen tereftalat (PET), %34.94 polipropilen (PP), %10.84 polietilen (PE) ve %9.64 poliamidden (PA) oluşmuştur. Belirlenen şekiller ise %67.47 fiber, %20.48 kırıntı ve %12.05 filmdir. Mikroplastik partiküllerinin büyüklükleri 132 μm - 4850 μm arasında değişmekte olup ortalaması 1522.45±131.22 μm olarak belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

mikroplastik, balık, kirlilik, Karadeniz, Kızılırmak Deltası

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