Microplastic Identification of Tinfoil Barb (Puntius schawanafeldii) in Koto Panjang Dam Kampar Regency Riau Province

Plastic waste can be found everywhere, including in the Koto Panjang Dam. As plastic degraded, microplastic materials may distributed water and it accidentally swallowed by omnivorous fishes such as Puntius schawanafeldii. To understand presence of fish stomach, a research has been conducted December 2020 - February 2021. The number P. schawanafeldii captured was 30 using net 3-5 inch mesh size. dissected stomach removed. Then content added with 10% KOH andwas incubated for 2 weeks to delute organic materials. investigated under binocular microscope find out Results shown type present schawanafeldiiwas namely film, fibre, fragment. most common followed fragments fibre. abundance schwanafeldii around – 15,8 particles/fish