Microplastics in Aquatic Ecosystems: Reshaping One Earth, One Family, and One Future -A Comparative Study with Ancient Wisdom

Introduction to Microplastics: A Global Perspective of an Alarming Contaminant in the Aquatic Ecosystem

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Researchers introduced the history, formation pathways, global distribution, and toxicological effects of microplastics in aquatic ecosystems, framing the contamination as an urgent public health concern and reviewing mitigation strategies to reduce the growing burden of plastic pollution on marine and freshwater environments.

Emergence of Microplastics in the Aquatic Ecosystems: Sources and Their Characteristics

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Researchers reviewed the sources, physical and chemical characteristics, and environmental distribution of microplastics in aquatic ecosystems, covering both primary particles from industrial and personal care products and secondary particles generated through fragmentation of larger plastics. Understanding the diversity of particle sources and properties is foundational for modeling exposure pathways and predicting which ecosystems and human populations face the greatest contamination risk.

Influence of microplastic on the aquatic ecosystem

Microplastics in Aquatic Systems: Sources, Accumulation, Environmental Impact and Mitigation Strategies

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This review synthesizes how microplastics enter aquatic ecosystems, where they accumulate, and what harm they cause to wildlife and water quality — while also evaluating mitigation strategies, highlighting that both primary sources like microbeads and secondary sources like degrading plastic waste need to be addressed.

Microplastics Are Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Aquatic Environments: An Overview

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Researchers reviewed the sources, distribution, and ecological risks of microplastics as contaminants of emerging concern in aquatic environments, documenting pathways from industrial discharge and wastewater treatment plants and highlighting their capacity to adsorb other pollutants and harm aquatic life.