@article{fdi:010080503,
  title = {{C}haracteristics of microplastics in shoreline sediments from a tropical and urbanized beach ({D}a {N}ang, {V}ietnam)},
  author = {{N}guyen, {Q}. {A}. {T}. and {N}guyen, {H}. {N}. {Y}. and {S}trady, {E}milie and {N}guyen, {Q}. {T}. and {T}rinh-{D}ang, {M}. and {V}o, {V}. {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}icroplastics in shoreline sediments were investigated from {D}a {N}ang beach for the first time. {S}ediment samples at the two depth strata (0-5 cm and 5-10 cm) at eight sites along the entire coast were collected for identifying the characteristics of microplastics, including their concentration, size, shape, color, and nature. {T}he synthetic fiber was the predominant type of microplastics, accounting for 99.2% of the total items. {B}lue (59.9%) and white (22.9%) were the most common colors of the fibers. {S}ynthetic fibers showed a homogenous distribution at all sampling sites with a mean concentration of 9238 +/- 2097 items kg(-1) d.w. {M}eanwhile, the fibers tended to concentrate much more at the surface stratum than the deeper stratum. {A} large number of synthetic fibers (81.9%) were in the size range of 300-2600 mu m, which might pose a threat to marine biota and human health.},
  keywords = {{M}icroplastics ; {S}ynthetic fibers ; {C}oncentration ; {S}horeline sediments ; {S}andy beach ; {D}a {N}ang ; {VIET} {NAM} ; {ASIE} ; {DA} {NANG}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin},
  volume = {161},
  numero = {{B}},
  pages = {111768 [10 ]},
  ISSN = {0025-326{X}},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111768},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080503},
}