دورية أكاديمية
Macroplastics Pollution in the Surma River in Bangladesh: A Threat to Fish Diversity and Freshwater Ecosystems
العنوان: | Macroplastics Pollution in the Surma River in Bangladesh: A Threat to Fish Diversity and Freshwater Ecosystems |
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المؤلفون: | Abul Hasnat Abdullah, Gourab Chowdhury, Diponkor Adikari, Israt Jahan, Yochi Okta Andrawina, Mohammad Amzad Hossain, Petra Schneider, Mohammed Mahbub Iqbal |
المصدر: | Water, Vol 14, Iss 20, p 3263 (2022) |
بيانات النشر: | MDPI AG, 2022. |
سنة النشر: | 2022 |
المجموعة: | LCC:Hydraulic engineering LCC:Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | WPI, biodiversity indices, water quality, plastics dumping, Hydraulic engineering, TC1-978, Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes, TD201-500 |
الوصف: | Plastic pollution is one of the pressing issues in freshwater ecosystems that may further contribute to coastal pollution. The present study aimed to address the state of macroplastics pollution in the Surma River system, Bangladesh. Six sampling sites were allocated in the river starting from upstream to downstream, water parameters and fin fish assemblage were recorded, and plastic debris was collected from each site. Afterward, macroplastics were categorized and weighed to measure their abundance. Previous data on rainfall, water discharge, and depth were aggregated to study the trend of river depth changes. A survey was conducted to identify the possible sources of plastic pollution in the river and awareness of the pollution. The results showed that Kazir Bazar (Site 4) and Beter Bazar (Site 5), comparatively contained poor water quality, diverse macroplastics categories, and higher macroplastics abundance. The water pollution index (WPI) also ranked the above sites as extremely polluted. Similarly, biodiversity indices revealed lower diversity at Site 4 and Site 5. The river depth analysis revealed that there was no remarkable tendency to change the depth. To conclude, the Surma River system is being polluted due to inadvertent plastic dumping. Contemporary awareness is highly required, and proper policies should be implemented to minimize the detrimental effects of macroplastics. |
نوع الوثيقة: | article |
وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
اللغة: | English |
تدمد: | 2073-4441 |
Relation: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/20/3263; https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4441 |
DOI: | 10.3390/w14203263 |
URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/d4a1263fb6e64d59a311e3ae678ac663 |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.4a1263fb6e64d59a311e3ae678ac663 |
قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
تدمد: | 20734441 |
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DOI: | 10.3390/w14203263 |