Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: July-September | Volume: 5 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 406-411
Identification of Microplastic in Tilapia Fish (Oreochromis mossambicus) at Tallo River in Macassart
A.Rizki Syamsul Bahri1,Muhammad Ikhtiar2 Alfina Baharuddin2, Hasriwiani Habo Abbas3
1Postgraduated Program Magister of Public health University Moslem Indonesia.
2Department of Environmental Health, Public Health University Moslem Indonesia.
3Department of Epidemiology, Public Health University Moslem Indonesia.
Corresponding Author: Alfina Baharuddin
ABSTRACT
This aim of this study was to identify microplastic pollution in the Tallo River Makassar City. The analysis technique used in this research is statistical analysis technique and microplastic spatial distribution. Statistical analysis using the average abundance of microplastics is presented in tables and graphs, then analyzed descriptively quantitatively at each station. Data showing the mean ± standard deviation were analyzed using SPSS software. The results showed that the number of microplastics found in samples of tilapia fish at station 1 was 11 MP with an average abundance of 2.20 ± 1.924 MP / individual. The sample of tilapia fish at station 2 was 11 MP with an average abundance of 2.20 ± 1.095 MP / individual. While the sample of tilapia fish at station 3 was 15 MP with an average abundance of 3.00 ± 2.121 MP / individual. Total microplastics in tilapia fish (Oreochromis mossambicus) in the Tallo River was 37 MP with an average abundance of 2.47 ± 1.685 MP / individual. It can be concluded that the number of microplastics found in tilapia fish in the Tallo River was 37 particles. The microplastic forms identified were fragments and lines. The colors of the microplastics identified were purple, black, blue, red, and brown. The microplastic sizes identified were <1 mm and 1.00-4.75 mm.
Keywords: Microplastic, Tilapia fish, Abundance, Identification