Environments,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(2), P. 30 - 30
Published: Feb. 3, 2024
Microplastics
resulting
from
the
fragmentation
of
plastics
in
electronic
waste
(e-waste)
are
an
emerging
but
understudied
environmental
concern.
This
systematic
review
employs
a
Driver–Pressure–State–Impact–Response
(DPSIR)
framework
to
investigate
sources,
prevalence,
and
effects
e-waste
microplastics,
identifying
knowledge
gaps.
The
available
literature
on
microplastics
was
retrieved
Scopus
Web
Science
(n
=
24),
trends
electrical
equipment
were
European
Union
databases.
growing
incorporation
electronics
into
daily
life
results
global
annual
growth
rate
3–4%
for
e-waste,
which
only
17.4%
is
collected
recycling.
E-waste
frequently
found
soils
near
disposal
or
disassembly
facilities,
potentially
leaching
hazardous
metals
(e.g.,
Pb)
organic
compounds
flame
retardants).
These
contaminate
food
chain
can
have
adverse
soil
gut
microbiome,
organisms,
human
health,
either
independently
associated
with
other
chemicals.
Responses
include
implementation
regulations,
improvement
management
systems,
mitigation
measures.
Despite
these
concerns,
topic
remains
limited,
emphasizing
need
additional
research
identification
their
toxicity.
Frontiers in Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: April 18, 2024
The
plastisphere,
a
unique
microbial
biofilm
community
colonizing
plastic
debris
and
microplastics
(MPs)
in
aquatic
environments,
has
attracted
increasing
attention
owing
to
its
ecological
public
health
implications.
This
review
consolidates
current
state
of
knowledge
on
freshwater
focussing
biodiversity,
assembly,
interactions
with
environmental
factors.
Current
biomolecular
approaches
revealed
variety
prokaryotic
eukaryotic
taxa
associated
surfaces.
Despite
their
importance,
the
presence
potentially
pathogenic
bacteria
mobile
genetic
elements
(i.e.,
antibiotic
resistance
genes)
raises
concerns
for
ecosystem
human
health.
However,
extent
these
risks
implications
remain
unclear.
Advanced
sequencing
technologies
are
promising
elucidating
functions
particularly
biodegradation
processes.
Overall,
this
emphasizes
need
comprehensive
studies
understand
plastisphere
dynamics
support
effective
management
strategies
mitigate
impact
pollution
resources.
