Microplastic in the consumption fish from Tallo River, Makassar, Indonesia
EA Wicaksono1, S Werorilangi2, M Afdal3, A Yusuf4, A Tahir2

1Department of Fisheries, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2Department of Marine Science, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia

3 Department of Marine Science, Universitas Lambung Mangkurat, Banjarmasin, Indonesia

4Fish Product Technology Study Program, Institut Teknologi Sains dan Bisnis Muhammadiyah Selayar, Selayar, Indonesia

Abstract

Microplastics have become one of the most studied pollutions in the aquatic environment. The Tallo River is one of the rivers known to be polluted by microplastics. This study aimed to determine the presence of microplastic pollution in fish captured from the Tallo River. Fish Sampling was carried out using a gill and lift net. Microplastic extraction was done by the alkaline digestion method. Six different species of fish were obtained from the Tallo River, and all of these species were contaminated with microplastics with average concentrations ranging from 0.6 - 2.4 items/individual. Based on the non-parametric Kruskal Wallis test, there was no difference in microplastic abundance between species (P=0.054). Most of the microplastics found are in the form line and blue colored. The presence of microplastics in the consumption fish in the Tallo River is an important concern for food safety.

Keywords: Pollution, Plastics, Contamination, Fish

Topic: Aquatic Pollution and Ecotoxicology