The Role of Rivers in Microplastics Spread and Pollution

Yulianto Suteja; Anna Ida Sunaryo Purwiyanto

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-8440-1_4

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The Role of Rivers in Microplastics Spread and Pollution

Environmental footprints and eco-design of products and processes 2022 4 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.

Yulianto Suteja, Anna Ida Sunaryo Purwiyanto

Summary

Rivers function as the primary transport corridors for microplastics from land-based sources to oceans, carrying particles downstream through complex hydrological and biological interactions. Targeting river pollution hotspots with intervention measures is one of the most impactful strategies available for reducing the total global flux of microplastics into marine environments.

Microplastics pollution in water has been observed since the early 1970s and continues to develop. The microplastics transport route has been studied in more detail by researchers from various regions. One of the essential pathways for microplastics pollution is...

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