Effects of microplastics on aquatic organisms: a comprehensive review Author Gündoğdu, Sedat Department of Basic Science, Faculty of Fisheries, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkiye sgundogdu@cu.edu.tr Author Yeşilyurt, İrem Nur Department of Basic Science, Faculty of Fisheries, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkiye Author Abbas, Zohaib Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan Author Baylan, Makbule Department of Basic Science, Faculty of Fisheries, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkiye text Turkish Journal of Zoology 2024 2024-06-14 48 5 248 285 https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0179.3182 journal article 10.55730/1300-0179.3182 1303-6114 14684319

Table 1. Summary of latest studies conducted on the occurrence of microplastic in aquatic fish species.

Group	Location Prominent Individuals Organ and Species studied polymer examined analyzed environment type				Prominent Prominent Advanced Prominent shape size technology color			Concentration (items/ individual/g ± SD)	References
		Pampus chinensis,
		Cynoglossus lingua,			Fibers
	Bay of Cynoglossus Bengal, cynoglossus, 49 Bangladesh, Drepane Marine longimana, Karalla		GIT	(67.96%), PP (43.18%) fragments 100–1500 and PE (21.36%), µm (36.15%) and foam		FTIR	Transparent (26.86%), black 4.38–10 (24.92%), and items/individual red (23.95%)		Siddique et al. (2024)
		daura, Harpadon			(10.68%)
		nehereus
	Sundarban, India Marine	Boleophthalmus boddartii, 45 Odontamblyopus rubicundus	Skin, gills, Fibers PE (33%), PP bucco- (82%) and 100–300 (32%), and opercular fragments µm PVC (21%) cavity (13%) and GIT			Transparent, ATR-FTIR white, blue, + Raman green, red, spectra yellow, black, and purple		0.84–2.62 items/ individual	Chatterjee et al. (2024)
							Black (35.2%),
					Fibers		white (27.4%),
	Türkiye, Freshwater	Squalius sp. 69	GIT	PE (38.5%) and PET (29.7%)	(79.1%), fragments 1000 µm (17.6%), and films	FTIR	red (16.5%), green (7.7%), blue (6.6%), transparent	0.27 ± 0.19 items/ Gedik et al. individual (2024)
					(3.3%)		(4.4%), and
							yellow (2.2%)
	Coastal			PVA	fragments
	areas, Zakynthos Island,	Mullus surmuletu s 122	GIT	(50%), PP (35%) and PET(31.25	(50%), fibres 0.1–0.5 µm FTIR (48%), and		Blue (48%) and 0.15–0.55 items/ red (18%) individual		Patsiou et al. (2024)
	Marine			%)	film (2%)
				PP (61 %),
	River Stour, UK, Freshwater	Platichthys flesus, Merlangius 53 merlangus, Clupea harengus	PE (25%), Stomach EVA (8.3%), and cellulose Fibers 25 µm intestine (3.5%), and rubber (1.8			FTIR	Blue	1.98, 2.46, 1.47 Horton et al. items/ individual (2024)
				%)