Nguyen Q. A. T. auteur aut IRD Nguyen H. N. Y. auteur aut IRD Strady Emilie auteur aut IRD Nguyen Q. T. auteur aut IRD Trinh-Dang M. auteur aut IRD Vo V. M. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access Microplastics in shoreline sediments were investigated from Da Nang beach for the first time. Sediment 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. The synthetic fiber was the predominant type of microplastics, accounting for 99.2% of the total items. Blue (59.9%) and white (22.9%) were the most common colors of the fibers. Synthetic fibers showed a homogenous distribution at all sampling sites with a mean concentration of 9238 +/- 2097 items kg(-1) d.w. Meanwhile, 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. specialized Microplastics Synthetic fibers Concentration Shoreline sediments Sandy beach Da Nang VIET NAM ASIE 038 032 036 102 161 B 111768 [10 ] 2020 0025-326X https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080503 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111768 0025-326X [F B010080503] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080503 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2021/01/010080503.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2021-02-08 2025-02-24 fdi:010080503 fre