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A Comprehensive Review of Microplastic Contamination in Sri Lanka: Sources, Sinks, and Pathways
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This review synthesized all available research on microplastic contamination in Sri Lanka since its first documented case in 2017, mapping sources, environmental sinks, and transport pathways across beaches, waterways, and marine systems. The study highlights how island nations with limited waste management infrastructure serve as both hotspots of microplastic generation and vulnerable endpoints of global ocean plastic transport.
Microplastics (MPs) have become one of the evilest environmental pollutants worldwide. Due to its minute size and omnipresence, its potential to impact environmental systems is immeasurable. Sri Lanka reported the first evidence of MP contamination in 2017 from beach...
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