Tyres, Bitumen Wear and Plastic Bottles, Other Single Used Plastic as Major Sources of Microplastic

Babatunde Oluwafemi Adetuyi; John Tsado Mathew; Abel Inobeme; Yetude Olaitan Falana; Yetude Olaitan Falana; Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji; Mohd. Shahnawaz; Oluwafemi Adebayo Oyewole; K. I. T. Eniola; Mohammed Bello Yerima; Oluwabukola Atinuke Popoola

doi:10.1007/978-981-99-8357-5_9

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Tyres, Bitumen Wear and Plastic Bottles, Other Single Used Plastic as Major Sources of Microplastic

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Babatunde Oluwafemi Adetuyi, John Tsado Mathew, Abel Inobeme, Yetude Olaitan Falana, Yetude Olaitan Falana, Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Mohd. Shahnawaz, Oluwafemi Adebayo Oyewole, K. I. T. Eniola, Mohammed Bello Yerima, Oluwabukola Atinuke Popoola

Summary

Researchers identified tyres, bitumen road wear, and single-use plastic bottles as major contributors to environmental microplastic pollution, analyzing how mechanical abrasion and weathering processes break these materials into particles that disperse into soils and waterways.

Microplastic pollution has emerged as a global environmental concern due to its potential adverse impacts on ecosystems and human health. Among the various sources of microplastics, tyres, bitumen wear, and plastic bottles are recognized as significant contributors...

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