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Unveiling Microplastic Pollution in India: Reviewing Contamination Across Coastal Ecosystems
Summary
Researchers reviewed microplastic contamination across India's coastal ecosystems, synthesizing data on abundance, polymer types, and distribution patterns in sediments, seawater, and marine organisms along some of the world's most densely populated and industrially active coastlines. India's rapidly expanding plastic economy and limited coastal waste management create hotspots of microplastic exposure for both marine wildlife and human communities dependent on coastal fisheries.
The exponential growth in plastic manufacturing and consumption has led to the emergence of a novel class of environmental contaminants known as microplastics (MPs). These plastic particles, with a diameter smaller than 5 mm, originate from either primary or...