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Marine & Wildlife
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Primary Microplastic: Source, Uses, Transportation from Land to Marine Environment
2024
10 citations
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Abel Inobeme,
Mohd. Shahnawaz,
Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji,
John Tsado Mathew,
Babatunde Oluwafemi Adetuyi,
Oluwabukola Atinuke Popoola,
Falana Yetunde Olaitan,
Falana Yetunde Olaitan,
Olalekan Akinbo,
Olalekan Akinbo,
Olatunji Matthew Kolawole,
Oluwafemi Adebayo Oyewole,
Eniola K.I.T.,
Eniola K.I.T.,
Mohammed Bello Yerima
Summary
Researchers traced how intentionally manufactured primary microplastics — such as microbeads in cosmetics — enter the environment through everyday product use and spread across soil, air, and water systems globally.
Primary microplastic is mostly produced intentionally for specific usage. After the usage of the products made of primary microplastic (e.g., microbeads), the microplastic particles enter into the environment and are reported in all zones (soil, air, and water). Like...