Journal of Fisheries & Marine
Vol. 12 No. 1 (2020): JURNAL ILMIAH PERIKANAN DAN KELAUTAN

Plastic Litter as Pollutant in the Aquatic Environment: A mini-review

Rifka Rimbi Anggraini (Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Brawijaya University. Indonesia)
Yenny Risjani (Department of Aquatic Resources Management, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Brawijaya University, Indonesia)
Uun Yanuhar (Department of Aquatic Resources Management, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Brawijaya University, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
21 Mar 2020

Abstract

HighlightThe issue of plastic litter and microplastics which is currently of special concern in global particularly IndonesiaThe review of size, colour and shape of microplastics that becomes part of the plastic litterThe observed review highlight of plastic litter and microplastics impact on environmental health particularly aquatic biotaAbstractThe negative impact that comes from plastic litter in the aquatic environment is a scourge for the entire world including Indonesia.Plastic litter has a huge influence on the most biota who lives in symbiosis with along the aquatic environment as it is able to sustainability. Moreover, there are other factors that cause the death of aquatic biota. Nowadays, the negative impact of plastic litter occurs on an ongoing basis through the food chain process which until now has not been well studied. Therefore, it is necessary to do further studies on the influence of the food chain as a vector of plastic litter distribution, particularly microplastic on aquatic biota from the first trophic level to high trophic levels. 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JIPK

Publisher

Subject

Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology

Description

Jurnal Ilmiah Perikanan dan Kelautan (JIPK; English: Scientific Journal of Fisheries and Marine) ISSN International Centre | ISSN:2528-0759 (Online) | ISSN: 2085-5842 (Print) JIPK is a peer-reviewed and open access biannually (April and November) that published by the Faculty of Fisheries and ...