Funmilayo Juliana Ajayi

Microplastic Contamination of Marine and Freshwater Fish in Nigeria: Occurrence, Particle Characteristics, Distribution, Ecological Implications and Human-health Concerns

Abiodun Bukunmi Aborisade, Funmilayo Juliana Ajayi & Adewale Adetutu · Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research · 2026

Nigeria combines a large burden of mismanaged plastic waste with strong dietary reliance on fish, which makes the contamination of fish by microplastics a question of ecological and public-health relevance. Field studies on Nigerian fish have multiplied since the first report fro...