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Examining the Ecological Footprint of Microplastics: A Holistic Exploration from Genesis to Demise
Summary
This review summarizes the origins, environmental distribution, health impacts, and detection methods for microplastics across soil, water, and air, and highlights a promising remediation approach using metal oxide nanoparticles (titanium dioxide, iron oxide, zinc oxide) that can break down microplastics via surface reactions and reactive oxygen species. It provides a useful overview of both the problem's scope and emerging nanoparticle-based solutions for cleaning up contaminated environments.
Microplastics are described as plastic particles smaller than 5 mm in size. Nowadays they are making an increasingly prevalent environmental issue as generated by a variety of products. Microplastics are diagnosed in various environmental compartments like soil, water, and air and affect the quality of them. Manta nets, dust samplers, shawls, trawl etc. the sampling equipment are used. They are identified and characterised by Visual identification, FTIR, SEM, RAMAN etc. This review paper addresses the origins, sources, distribution, adverse impacts and potential hazards of microplastics on the environment and living beings and identification and quantification methods in environmental samples. Also, emphasis on Nanoparticle-mediated degradation of microplastics with titanium dioxide, iron oxide, and zinc oxide via surface adsorption and ROS generation. Integrating nanoparticles into bioplastic degradation enhances efficiency, offering multifaceted solutions for a cleaner, sustainable future.
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