Work directly (research and/or engagement with industries) on technologies or practices that enable marine industry to minimise or prevent damage to aquatic ecosystems
Mahasarakham University and Mahidol University’s research staff to cooperated by researching join in microplastics in the Chi River Basin, Thailand. Microplastics (MPs) are an emerging pollutant in freshwater. MPs contamination in water, sediment and edible arthropods of the upper Chi River and Pong River was studied to analyze the influence of anthropogenic activities on contamination in the river environments. In 2022, This research is published by namely, Evidence of microplastics in the Chi River Basin, Thailand: Anthropogenic influence and potential threats to edible arthropods, Limnologica 2022. 97, 126030. The results indicate the significant influence of anthropogenic activities on the amount of MPs in water and sediment, directly relating to contamination in edible arthropods. Domestic wastewater and plastic waste are likely to be the leading causes of existing MPs in the rivers and arthropods. Therefore, we can used information from edible arthropods and aquatic insect species as bioindicators and monitoring to MPs contamination and water quality in aquatic ecosystems.
Penkhae Th amsenanupap, Tawatchai Tanee, Jutamas Kaewsuk, Evidence of microplastics in the Chi River Basin, Thailand: Anthropogenic influence and potential threats to edible arthropods, Limnologica 2022. 97, 126030. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0075951122000846