Identification and Quantification of Microplastics in Seawater and Sea Salt Collected from Sea Salt Ponds

Putri, Endah Budi Permana and Syafiuddin, Achmad and AINI, SOFI AZILAN and Iswahyudi, Iswahyudi and Garfansa, Marchel Putra (2023) Identification and Quantification of Microplastics in Seawater and Sea Salt Collected from Sea Salt Ponds. Desalination and Water Treatment: Science and Engineering, 300. pp. 130-135. ISSN 1944-3986

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Abstract

The existence of microplastics (MPs) in sea salt pond has the potential to pollute produced com- mercial salt. Therefore, identification and quantification of MPs in sea salt pond become neces- sary. This study was aimed to estimate the abundance of MPs in Osowilangun and Pademawu sea salt ponds producing commercial salt. Properties of the identified MPs in terms of shapes, color, size, and polymer type were characterized. This study found that the two study locations con- tained MPs with different levels, namely, a total of 38 particles were found in the Pademawu sea salt pond and 35 particles were found in the Osowilangun sea salt pond. Colors for the identified MPs were blue, black, red, and white depending on the sampling points and samples. In addition, size of MPs ranged from 0.2 to 0.8 mm and shape of MPs was dominated by fragment (90.32%) in Osowilangun sea salt pond and 86.98% in Pademawu sea salt pond. Findings of this study are highly important and significant for confirming the presence of MPs in sea salt ponds before producing for consumption.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Microplastics; Seawater; Sea salt; Environmental pollution
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Health > Program Study of Public Health
Depositing User:	Mr. . Bagas
Date Deposited:	05 Mar 2024 03:27
Last Modified:	05 Mar 2024 03:27
URI:	http://repository.unusa.ac.id/id/eprint/10716

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