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Environmental Fate and Effects of Microplastics on Organisms

Springer handbooks 2025
Christian Laforsch, Éva Cseperke Vizsolyi, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Simon Wieland, Julian Brehm, Sven Ritschar, Holger Kress, Martin G. J. Löder, Martin G. J. Löder

Summary

This review examined the environmental fate of microplastics — including fragmentation dynamics, sorption of co-contaminants, and bioaccumulation through food webs — alongside their toxic effects on organisms ranging from invertebrates to mammals. Understanding how plastics persist, concentrate toxicants, and biomagnify through trophic levels is essential for predicting long-term health consequences for wildlife and human consumers.

Plastic products have countless applications in all areas of our everyday life. The tremendous economic success of plastics is based on its low production costs in combination with its versatile material properties. Its durability, together with an inadequate...

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