Analysis of microplastics in ships ballast water and its ecological risk assessment studies from the Persian Gulf

Atefeh Zendehboudi; Azam Mohammadi; Sina Dobaradaran; Gabriel E. De-la-Torre; Bahman Ramavandi; Seyed Enayat Hashemi; Reza Saeedi; Emran Moradpour Tayebi; Ahmad Vafaee; Amir Hossein Darabi

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115825

Analysis of microplastics in ships ballast water and its ecological risk assessment studies from the Persian Gulf

Atefeh Zendehboudi, Azam Mohammadi, Sina Dobaradaran^*, Gabriel E. De-la-Torre, Bahman Ramavandi, Seyed Enayat Hashemi, Reza Saeedi, Emran Moradpour Tayebi, Ahmad Vafaee, Amir Hossein Darabi

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Abstract

Transport of ballast water is considered a significant vector for dispersion of different pollutants, including microplastics (MPs), throughout the world's oceans. However, there is limited information on MPs in ballast water. Size distribution, polymer type, and ecological risks of MPs in ballast water were investigated for the first time in this study. The mean levels of MPs in ballast water and seawater samples were 12.53 and 11.80 items/L, respectively. MPs with a size category of 50–300 μm was the most abundant. Fiber, black, and polycarbonate (PC) were the predominant shape, color, and polymer type of identified MPs in ballast water and seawater, respectively. The pollution load index (PLI), hazard index (HI), and risk quotient (RQ) indicated high levels of MP pollution, potentially indicating an ecological risk. These findings increase our understanding of the major sources (such as ballast water), transportation routes, and related ecological risks of MPs to marine ecosystems.

Original language	English
Article number	115825
Journal	Marine Pollution Bulletin
Volume	198
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115825
State	Published - Jan 2024
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ballast tank
Hazard index
Marine environment
Persian gulf
Plastic particles
Pollution load index

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Zendehboudi, A., Mohammadi, A., Dobaradaran, S., De-la-Torre, G. E., Ramavandi, B., Hashemi, S. E., Saeedi, R., Tayebi, E. M., Vafaee, A., & Darabi, A. H. (2024). Analysis of microplastics in ships ballast water and its ecological risk assessment studies from the Persian Gulf. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 198, Article 115825. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115825

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