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Detailed Examination of the Adverse Effects of Micropollutants on Ecosystems and Human Health

2025

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Researchers examined how micropollutants—including microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and banned agrochemicals—persist in the environment and bioaccumulate in organisms, finding that the combination of population growth, climate change, and pollution poses compounding threats to ecosystem and human health.

As the global population grows, climate change and pollution increasingly threaten ecosystems and human health. Micropollutants, including banned agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and microplastics, persist in the environment and bioaccumulate organisms. According to...

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