Open AccessIdentification of microplastic waste in sea water, sediment in the sea waters of Dumai City, Riau Province
Author(s) -
Dessy Yoswaty,
Feli Feliatra,
Bintal Amin,
Nursyirwani,
Mardalisa,
Zientika,
Eza Buana Fatwa,
Deni Pakpahan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/674/1/012113
Subject(s) - microplastics , seawater , sediment , environmental science , abundance (ecology) , environmental chemistry , oceanography , fishery , geology , chemistry , biology , paleontology
This study aims to determine the types of microplastics in the waters of Dumai City. The method used in this research is a survey method, namely by direct observation in the field and data analysis in the laboratory. Based on research from seawater and sediment taken from seawater in Dumai City, it was found three types of microplastics, referred to as Fiber, Fragment and Filament, whose abundance was significantly different. The average abundance of microplastics in seawater is 0.130-0.200 particles / L particles / L; The sediment was 193.33-746.67 particles/Kg.