Environmental Engineering Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 30(4), С. 240609 - 0

Опубликована: Дек. 25, 2024

Plastics, once celebrated for their versatility, have now become a significant environmental threat due to persistence, with microplastics (MPs) posing serious concerns. This study examines the prevalence of MPs across various domains, focusing on impact ecosystems and human health, along analytical procedures treatment techniques. It has been found that Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) is most common procedure detection. Few policies/steps formulated by international organizations/governments impede proliferation MPs, which duly included herein. Germany, as Europe's largest economy major contributor plastic pollution, surprisingly dearth research in this area. So, focuses MP pollution German aquatic environment highlights alarming concentrations up 11,050 particles/L rivers 9,000 particles/m³ wastewater plants (WWTPs). Fibers dominate shape, polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS) are polymers, primarily originating from municipal/industrial wastewater. Based these findings identified gaps, paper provides recommendations future areas improvement, such standardized measurement units, more studies, combined effects other emerging contaminants.

Язык: Английский