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Microplastic Hazards and Possible Mitigation
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This review covers the sources, environmental distribution, and hazards of microplastics, along with potential mitigation strategies including filtration, biodegradation, and policy interventions. Microplastics absorb toxic chemicals and act as vectors for hazardous substances through food chains, posing risks to both ecosystems and human health.
Overuse of plastic that live on in nature has created a global crisis on our ecosystem and environment. Small particles of plastic of diameter upto 5mm called microplastics are found everywhere clogging the arteries of our mother nature. Microplastics absorb organic contaminants and act as vectors of potentially hazardous chemicals in living system. To save the flora and fauna of the earth from hazards of microplastics, the potential sources of microplastics should be identified and use of plastics be controlled and if possible terminated, Plastic litters should be recycled and reprocessed. To decrease our dependency on plastics, alternatives should be found. Research on plastic recycling and finding plastic alternatives should be scaled up. Most importantly common people should be made aware of the hazards of use of plastic. Public opinion in favour of termination of plastic use would be the most powerful weapon in saving the earth from this crisis
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