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Microplastics Pollution: A Threat to Marine Ecosystems

2025
Kalani Imalka Perera, Manura Weerasinghe, Ruwandi Nilakshi, Nalin Madusanka Gunathilaka, S. Sameera Perera, Meththika Vithanage, Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha

Summary

Researchers review how microplastics enter marine ecosystems from industrial waste, personal care products, and degrading larger plastics, documenting their widespread impact on marine biodiversity and ecosystem health, and warning that continued accumulation poses a serious and growing threat to ocean environments worldwide.

Microplastic (MP) contamination in marine ecosystems is a rising threat that seriously affects ecosystem health and biodiversity. From sources like industrial wastes, personal care products, and the degradations of larger plastics, MP enters to the oceans via...

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