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Microplastics Occurrence in Different Regions Around the World

Environmental footprints and eco-design of products and processes 2022 3 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Ajith Nithin, Arumugam Sundaramanickam, Amra Bratovčić, Parthasarathy Surya, Manupoori Sathish

Summary

Researchers reviewed microplastic occurrence across diverse aquatic environments worldwide — oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, beaches, and mangroves — finding that contamination is global but unevenly studied, with only about 22% of countries having conducted research. The data gaps suggest that actual microplastic exposure may be far greater than current monitoring reflects.

Microplastics (MPs) have been detected in diverse aquatic environments, including oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, beaches, coastlines, and even in mangroves. A recent study has brought to light that almost 22% of the countries have carried out studies on MPs. From these...

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