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51. James K, Vasant K, Padua S, Gopinath V, Abilash KS, Jeyabaskaran R, Babu A, John S (2020)
An assessment of microplastics in the ecosystem and selected commercially important fishes
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1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111027
52. Jang YC, Ranatunga RRMKP, Mok JY, Kim KS, Hong SY, Choi YR, Gunasekara AJM (2018)
Composition and abundance of marine debris stranded on the beaches of Sri Lanka: results
from the first island-wide survey. Mar Pollut Bull 128:126–131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mar
polbul.2018.01.018
53. Jayasiri HB, Purushothaman CS, Vennila A (2015) Bimonthly variability of persistent
organochlorines in plastic pellets from four beaches in Mumbai coast. India Environ Monit
Assess 187:469. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-015-4531-5
54. Jayasiri HB, Purushothaman CS, Vennila A (2013a) Plastic litter accumulation on high-water
strandline of urban beaches in Mumbai, India. Environ Monit Assess 185:7709–7719. https://
doi.org/10.1007/s10661-013-3129-z
55. Jayasiri HB, Purushothaman CS, Vennila A (2013b) Quantitative analysis of plastic debris on
recreational beaches in Mumbai. India Mar Pollut Bull 77(1–2):107–112. https://doi.org/10.
1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.024
56. Jeyasanta KI, Sathish N, Patterson J, Edward JKP (2020) Macro-, meso- and microplastic
debris in the beaches of Tuticorin district, Southeast coast of India. Mar Pollut Bull
154:111055. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111055
57. Kaladharan P, Vijayakumaran K, Singh VV, Prema D, Asha PS, Sulochanan B (2017) Prevalence of marine litter along the Indian beaches : a preliminary account on its status and
composition. J Mar Biol Ass India 59(1). https://doi.org/10.6024/jmbai.2017.59.1.1953-03
58. Kanhai LDK, Officer R, Lyashevska O, Thompson RC, O’Connor I (2017) Microplastic
abundance, distribution and composition along a latitudinal gradient in the Atlantic Ocean.
Mar Pollut Bull 115(1–2):307–314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.12.025
59. Kapinga CP, Chung SH (2020) Marine plastic pollution in South Asia. Development Papers
20–02, United Nations ESCAP, p 51
60. Karthik R, Robin RS, Purvaja R, Ganguly D, Anandavelu I, Raghuraman R et al (2018) Sci
Total Environ Microplastics along the beaches of southeast coast of India. Sci Total Environ
645:1388–1399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.242
61. Karuppasamy PK, Ravi A, Vasudevan L, Prabu M (2020) Baseline survey of micro and
mesoplastics in the gastro-intestinal tract of commercial fish from Southeast coast of the Bay
of Bengal. Mar Pollut Bull 153:110974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.110974
62. Kataoka T, Nihei Y, Kudou K, Hinata H (2019) Assessment of the sources and inflow processes
of microplastics in the river environments of Japan. Environ Pollut 244:958–965. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.111
63. Kershaw DPJ (2016) Marine plastic debris and microplastics: global lessons and research to
inspire action and guide policy change. Online document available at. United Nations Environment Programme. https://ec.europa.eu/environment/marine/good-environmental-status/des
criptor10/pdf/Marine_plastic_debris_and_microplastic_technical_report_advance_copy.pdf
64. Klein S, Dimzon IK, Eubeler J, Knepper, TP (2018) Analysis, occurrence, and degradation
of microplastics in the aqueous environment. In: Wagner M, Lambert S (eds) Freshwater
Microplastics. The handbook of environmental chemistry, pp 51–67. Springer, Cham. https://
doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61615-5_3
65. Koongolla JB, Andrady AL, Kumara PTP, Gangabadage CS (2018) Evidence of microplastics
pollution in coastal beaches and waters in southern Sri Lanka. Mar Pollut Bull 137:277–284.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.10.031
66. Kripa V, Nair, PG, Dhanya, AM, Pravitha, VP, Abhilash KS, Mohammed AA et al (2014)
Microplastics in the gut of anchovies caught from the mud bank area of Alappuzha,
Kerala. Marine Fish Inf Ser Tech Exten Ser 219:27–28
67. Krishnakumar S, Srinivasalu S, Saravanan P, Vidyasakar A, Magesh NS (2018) A preliminary
study on coastal debris in Nallathanni Island, Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, Southeast
coast of India. Mar Pollut Bull 131:547–551. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.04.026