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Panacea for the nanoplastic surge in Africa: A state-of-the-art review
Heliyon2022
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Emmanuel Sunday Okeke,
Onome Ejeromedoghene
Emmanuel Sunday Okeke,
Emmanuel Sunday Okeke,
Emmanuel Sunday Okeke,
Charles Obinwanne Okoye,
Emmanuel Sunday Okeke,
Emmanuel Sunday Okeke,
Emmanuel Sunday Okeke,
Emmanuel Sunday Okeke,
Timothy Prince Chidike Ezeorba,
Kingsley Ikechukwu Chukwudozie,
Kingsley Ikechukwu Chukwudozie,
Onome Ejeromedoghene
Onome Ejeromedoghene
Onome Ejeromedoghene
Charles Obinwanne Okoye,
Charles Izuma Addey,
Charles Izuma Addey,
Emmanuel Sunday Okeke,
Timothy Prince Chidike Ezeorba,
Edidiong Okokon Atakpa,
Charles Obinwanne Okoye,
Charles Izuma Addey,
Charles Izuma Addey,
Charles Izuma Addey,
Edidiong Okokon Atakpa,
Edidiong Okokon Atakpa,
Emmanuel Sunday Okeke,
Charles Izuma Addey,
Semiu Folaniyi Bello,
Emmanuel Sunday Okeke,
Timothy Prince Chidike Ezeorba,
Timothy Prince Chidike Ezeorba,
Kingsley Ikechukwu Chukwudozie,
Charles Obinwanne Okoye,
Semiu Folaniyi Bello,
Kingsley Ikechukwu Chukwudozie,
Timothy Prince Chidike Ezeorba,
Timothy Prince Chidike Ezeorba,
Onome Ejeromedoghene
Edidiong Okokon Atakpa,
Emmanuel Sunday Okeke,
Edidiong Okokon Atakpa,
Charles Obinwanne Okoye,
Kingsley Ikechukwu Chukwudozie,
Onome Ejeromedoghene
Kingsley Ikechukwu Chukwudozie,
Onome Ejeromedoghene
Charles Obinwanne Okoye,
Charles Obinwanne Okoye,
Edidiong Okokon Atakpa,
Charles Obinwanne Okoye,
Onome Ejeromedoghene
Summary
This review examines the nanoplastic pollution crisis across Africa, where improper plastic waste management has led to widespread contamination of water, soil, sediments, air, and food from fragmented and biodegraded plastics. The review evaluates existing and emerging mitigation strategies and calls for region-specific policy and technological solutions to address the rapidly growing nanoplastic burden across the continent.
Africa is a large continent ranked amongst the top consumer of plastic materials. However, the improper handling of plastic wastes has resulted in massive pollution of different aspects of the environment (water, soil, sediments, air, food, etc.) within and around the region. The fragmentation and biodegradation of the bulk plastic material into small-sized particles has given rise to microplastic and nanoplastics. Owing to their small sizes, ease of transport, and large surface area, they tend to wreak serious havoc in the environment. Nevertheless, the growing awareness of the pollution problems caused by micro/nanoplastic debris is instrumental towards circumventing its widespread across the ecosystem. This review provides a state-of-the-art information on the prevailing nanoplastic surge across the borders of Africa, the ineffective management policies of plastic wastes, potential environmental hazards, and possible remediation strategies. Additionally, prospective insights into new areas for advanced research were highlighted.