Analysis of microplastic contamination in the waters of Nunukan Regency and accumulation of contamination in Kappaphycus alvarezii
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https://doi.org/10.24252/bio.v13i1.62884Keywords:
Kappaphycus alvarezii, Marine ecosystem, Microplastic contamination, Seawater pollution, SeaweedAbstract
Microplastics originate from community activities such as household waste, agriculture, aquaculture, capture fisheries, and other activities related to these sectors. Microplastics (MPs) are a problem in most waters, with the potential to indirectly impact ecosystems. The purpose of this study was to obtain information regarding the type, color, size, and abundance of microplastics and determine the relationship between microplastic abundance in seawater and Kappaphycus alvarezii seaweed. This study was conducted using a purposive sampling method in six regions with 30 water and seaweed sampling stations, Data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS 25 software with Pearson’s correlation and paired t-tests to determine the relationship between variables, expressed as the correlation coefficient (r). The results showed that the types of microplastics found in seawater and seaweed consisted of pellets. fibers. fragments. and films of various sizes. The fiber type was the largest because its elongated shape gives it greater overall dimensions than other microplastic types. The most dominant color of the microplastics was black-gray. followed by red-pink. green. yellow. purple. and transparent. The correlation test between the abundance of microplastics in seawater and seaweed showed a value of 0.119>0.05 indicates there is no correlation between MPs in seawater and seaweed. However. a statistically significant difference was found between the amount of microplastics with value 0.00<0.05. This result indicates that seaweed has the capacity to accumulate MPs pollution in seawater.
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