Levels of microplastics in mussels (Perna viridis) and Manila clams (Venerupis philippinarum) in Bacoor City, Cavite and Calatagan, Batangas, Philippines / by Dorothy Larko Adeti and Jonathan Mendoza, Arquillo.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Indang, Cavite : Cavite State University- Main Campus, 2019.Description: xvi, 69 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:- text
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- 363.738 Ad3 2019
- College of Nursing (CON), Department of Nursing
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Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) Cavite State University.
Includes bibliographical references.
College of Nursing (CON), Department of Nursing
ADETI, DOROTHY LARKO and ARQUILLO, JONATHAN M. Levels of Microplastics
in Mussels (Perna viridis) and Manila Clams (Venerupis philippinarum) in Bacoor City,
Cavite and Calatagan, Batangas, Philippines. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of
Science in Environmental Science. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. June 2019.
Adviser: Mr. Glenn Bryan A. Creencia.
The abundance and wide spread of microplastics in the marine environment possibly
affects the mussels and Manila clam since they are filter feeders. The study determined the
levels of microplastics in mussels (Perna viridis) and Manila clams (Venerupis philippinarum)
collected in Bacoor City, Cavite and Calatagan, Batangas, respectively and assessed the
health risks.
Samples were collected and the meat were extracted from the shells and weighed. The
meat samples were alkaline digested, filtered, and dried in the oven. Light microscope was used
in viewing and purifying the microplastics. The purified microplastics were weighed. Surveys
were conducted to assess the risks of microplastics to the consumers by eating mussels and
Manila clam.
Based on the research results, Bacoor City, Cavite had the highest estimated weight of
microplastics because its near urbanized areas like Metro Manila, Las Pinas City and other
cities, which indicated the widespread of microplastic pollution ingested by mussels. Most of the
respondents from Bacoor City, Cavite (23.3%) have an estimated consumption of microplastics
at 0.99 g per year because of eating mussels every day. Most of the respondents from
Calatagan, Batangas (31.3%) have an annual estimated consumption of microplastics
amounting to 0.0170g because of eating Manila clams.
Submitted to the University Library July 15, 2019 T-8325