A Meta-Analysis of the Characterisations of Plastic Ingested by Fish Globally
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Literature Review
2.2. Quality Assessment and Data Extraction
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Overview
3.2. Prevalence of Plastic Ingested
4. Discussion
5. Gaps and Recommendations
6. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Standardised Shape | Description | Alternative Shape |
---|---|---|
Fibre | Thin or fibrous plastic that has a length longer than its width | Line, Monofilament, Thread, Polyfilament, Twine, Fibrous, Microfibre |
Film | Flat and thin plane of smooth or angular edges plastic | Sheet, Plastic Packaging, Wrapper, Plastic Bag, Packet Wrap, Food Package, Strip |
Fragment | Irregular, hard, and jagged plastic particle | Flake, Particle, Piece, Tag, Chip |
Foam | Lightweight, sponge-like plastic | Polystyrene, Polystyrene Spherule, Styrofoam, Styrofoam Fragment, Sponge, Expanded Polystyrene Foam (EPS) |
Pellet | Hard, rounded plastic particle | Bead, Granule, Microbead, Particle, Spherule |
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Lim, K.P.; Lim, P.E.; Yusoff, S.; Sun, C.; Ding, J.; Loh, K.H. A Meta-Analysis of the Characterisations of Plastic Ingested by Fish Globally. Toxics 2022, 10, 186. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10040186
Lim KP, Lim PE, Yusoff S, Sun C, Ding J, Loh KH. A Meta-Analysis of the Characterisations of Plastic Ingested by Fish Globally. Toxics. 2022; 10(4):186. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10040186
Chicago/Turabian StyleLim, Kok Ping, Phaik Eem Lim, Sumiani Yusoff, Chengjun Sun, Jinfeng Ding, and Kar Hoe Loh. 2022. "A Meta-Analysis of the Characterisations of Plastic Ingested by Fish Globally" Toxics 10, no. 4: 186. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10040186