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Microplastics and Environment: A mini Review on Detection, Removal, Health Issues and Regulation on India’s Perspective
Summary
This review addresses microplastic detection, removal, and health risks in India, examining how plastics degrade through various processes into microscopic particles that enter air, water, and food systems. The authors assess the current state of microplastic research, analytical methods, and regulatory frameworks in India and identify critical gaps in monitoring and policy.
Plastics production has increased due to its flexibility, stability, lightweight, and low production costs. These plastics degrade through a variety of processes and lose their structural integrity. Plastics degrade extensively, eventually forming microscopic-sized plastics known as microplastics (MPs). MPs are small-sized and easily passed throughout the food chain. Exposure to MPs through ingestion, inhalation, and skin absorption can harm human health. Interdisciplinary collaboration will provide a comprehensive view of MP’s effects. Researchers will collaborate with politicians and the public to improve the waste management practices of MPs by emphasizing recyclability and altering plastic manufacturing methods. This review provides an insight into the occurrence, detection, removal, and toxicological effects as well as challenges and regulations for MPs in a nutshell.
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