Browsing Faculty of Natural Sciences by Author "Naidoo, Trishan"
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Impacts of plastic debris on biota and implications for human health: A South African perspective
Naidoo, Trishan; Rajkaran, Anusha; Sershen, Naidoo (South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science, 2020)Entanglement and ingestion of plastics are the main ecological impacts of marine plastic debris on marine biota, but indirect effects such as the transport of alien species and benthic smothering are also important to note. ... -
Quantification and characterisation of microplastics ingested by selected juvenile fish species associated with mangroves in KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa
Naidoo, Trishan; Sershen; Thompson, Richard C. (Elsevier, 2020)Though the number studies on microplastic ingestion by fish is growing, data on fish species charac- teristic of the South African coastline are scarce. This study quantified and characterised (physically and chemically) ... -
Towards characterising microplastic abundance, typology and retention in mangrove-dominated estuaries
Naidoo, Trishan; Rajkaran, Anusha; Govender, Joelene (MPDI, 2020)Plastic and, particularly, microplastic (MP) pollution is a growing research theme, dedicated largely to marine systems. Occurring at the land–sea interface, estuarine habitats such as mangroves are at risk of plastic ...