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Plastics and Microplastics: Emerging Pollutants in the Water Systems and Potential Remedies

Environmental science and engineering 2025 1 citation ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Paulami Sahu, P Udaya Varma

Summary

Researchers reviewed how mismanaged single-use plastics are contaminating both freshwater and ocean ecosystems at alarming rates, and evaluated potential remediation strategies including filtration, biodegradation, and policy interventions. The review underscores that plastic pollution is now a systemic threat to water quality that affects drinking water sources globally.

Overconsumption and mismanagement of plastic, particularly single-use plastic, is a growing menace across the globe and it has become an emerging contaminant for terrestrial as well as aquatic ecosystems challenging their sustainability. Owing to the characteristics...

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