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Marine Pollution Bulletin

Marina beach in Chennai metropolitan city attracts numerous tourists from all around the world, and it is an important ecological habitat for many life forms. Rapid urbanisation and industrial developments have led to excessive use of plastics and increased the amount of plastic waste generated in the natural environment. This first baseline study evaluates the microplastic (MP) accumulation in beach surface sediments of Marina and Pattinapakkam beaches through FTIR, AFM and SEM analyses. Sediment samples were collected from 40 stations and different types of MP polymers were identified. On average, 459 (60.8%) and 297 (39.2%) MP particles were found in the samples from Marina and Pattinapakkam beaches, respectively. We found that polyethylene types and additives are the dominant MPs in both areas. This study provided us with new insights into the human activities and natural processes in these marine environments. To solve the problem of plastic accumulation in the marine environment, the government should first play an active role in addressing the problem of plastic waste by introducing laws to control the sources of plastic waste and the use of plastic additives.

Characteristics of microplastics in the beach sediments of Marina tourist beach, Chennai, India