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Microplastics in the Freshwater and Earthbound Conditions: Prevalence, Destinies, Impacts, and Supportable Arrangements

2023
Elena Gregoris, Beatrice Rosso, Marco Roman, Fabiana Corami

Summary

Researchers reviewed the prevalence and fate of microplastics across freshwater ecosystems — including rivers, lakes, estuaries, and wetlands — examining how they move through these environments and interact with living organisms. The review highlights freshwater systems as both conduits and sinks for microplastic pollution with broad ecological consequences.

Study Type Environmental

An increasing number of researches have been published on MPs’ different freshwater ecosystems worldwide, including lakes, rivers, estuaries, and wetlands in both waters and sediments. Although the literature on plastics in freshwater is growing, data are...

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