Microplastics in aquatic ecosystems: Detection, source tracing, and sustainable management strategies

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 291, С. 117883 - 117883

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025

Microplastics (MPs) are emerging contaminants characterized by persistence, cross-media transport, and complex pollutant interactions, posing serious ecotoxicological risks to ecosystems human health. Effective MPs management requires multi-faced, long-term, strategies involving targeted sampling, quantitative detection, comprehensive risk assessments, all of which entail significant resource investment. Despite advancements in remediation technologies, a holistic governance framework integrating these innovations remains underdeveloped. This review synthesizes current knowledge on MPs, elaborating their diverse morphologies, degradation pathways, role as vectors for toxic substances. State-of-the-art extraction techniques evaluated this article, including micropore adsorption using nanocomposites, alongside the incorporation advanced analytical tools such spectroscopic methods, electron microscopy, bioinformatics augment environmental forensics. also underscores necessity formulating robust global policies regulate pollution discusses potential biodegradation thermal sustainable solutions removal. By promoting an interdisciplinary approach, advocates coordinated response, science, policy frameworks, waste mitigate escalating impact well-being.

Язык: Английский

Female zebrafish are more affected than males under polystyrene microplastics exposure

Journal of Hazardous Materials, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 482, С. 136616 - 136616

Опубликована: Ноя. 21, 2024

Язык: Английский