Fronts converging microplastics in the Asia-Pacific river plumes
Keywords:

Estuary · Front · Microplastics · Plastic · Plume · River

Fronts converging microplastics in the Asia-Pacific river plumes

Convergent surface fronts are a common feature in river plumes, where they gather suspended materials and biota, playing an important role in the estuarine ecological processes. Yet, systematic observations of microplastics in plume fronts have been limited despite rivers being major conduits of plastic waste entering the global ocean. By collecting samples in front, plume...

Zhao, S., Amin, R.M., Wang, T., Paramasivan, T., Xu, D., & Chen, Z. (2025). Fronts converging microplastics in the Asia-Pacific river plumes. APN Science Bulletin, 15(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2025.2878

Microplastics pollution in selected rivers from Southeast Asia

Microplastics have been found in all hemispheres of the world. However, studies on microplastics are mainly conducted in Europe, North America, and East Asia. Few studies are reported in the Southeast Asian region, where a large number of plastic waste is disposed of improperly into the water. This study investigated the abundance and characteristics of...

Babel, S., Ta, A.T., Nguyen, T.P.L., Sembiring, E., Setiadi, T., & Sharp, A. (2022). Microplastics pollution in selected rivers from Southeast Asia. APN Science Bulletin, 12(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2022.1741