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Editorial for the Special Issue “Microplastics in Aquatic Environments: Occurrence, Distribution and Effects”
Summary
This editorial introduces a special journal issue on microplastics in aquatic environments, noting that inadequate waste management has made microplastics ubiquitous pollutants throughout freshwater and marine ecosystems. The collected papers cover microplastic occurrence, distribution, and ecological effects across a range of aquatic systems.
The large production and widespread daily consumption of plastic materials—which began in the last century—together with the often-inadequate collection and recycling systems, have made plastics and, consequently, microplastics (MPs) ubiquitous pollutants [...]