Microplastic pollution in aquafeed of diverse aquaculture animals.

ABSTRACT: Microplastics have emerged as pervasive contaminants, and determining their occurrence in aquafeed is key for evaluating their risks to farmed animals and, by extension, humans. However, knowledge about microplastic in aquafeed is still limited. Herein, we determined microplastic characteristics in aquafeed for five important aquaculture animals with different feeding habits. Aquafeed samples were collected for spotted sea bass, shrimp, grass carp, Tilapia, and frogs from main companies in China. The samples were digested using chemical digestion, and the residuals were subjected to a density separation. Microplastics were identified under the microscope and characterized by their shape, color, size, and polymer type. The results showed that microplastics are highly abundant in the feed of

SUBMITTER: Mohsen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11408773 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature