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Respuesta a Carta al editor: “Los microplásticos en el ecosistema, una concepción emergente sobre un nuevo actor ambiental”
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This letter responds to a prior editorial on microplastics as emerging environmental contaminants, affirming the importance of clear conceptual frameworks for understanding microplastic impacts on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and calling for continued scientific attention to this growing threat.
Agradezco la oportunidad de responder a la carta publicada sobre Los microplásticos (MPs) en el ecosistema, una concepción emergente sobre un nuevo actor ambiental. Coincido plenamente en la importancia de simplificar el concepto y abordar los alcances de estos contaminantes emergentes. La evolución del estudio de los MPs desde su introducción en la década de 1970 hasta la actualidad, como se destaca en la carta, refleja un cambio significativo en el enfoque de la comunidad científica. Según Fan et al. (2023), es esencial reconocer la magnitud del impacto de los MPs en ecosistemas terrestres, especialmente en aquellos con mayor desarrollo humano.
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