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Interaction of microplastics and pesticides in the environment
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This Croatian thesis reviews the interactions between microplastics and pesticides in aquatic environments, examining how microplastics can adsorb and transport pesticide contaminants. The author discusses combined toxicity effects and the environmental implications of this co-contamination.
Mikroplastika i pesticidi imaju štetan utjecaj na okoliš. Koncentracija mikroplastike u vodenom okolišu rast će u nadolazećim godinama, uglavnom kao posljedica povećane proizvodnje plastike, lošeg upravljanja plastičnim otpadom, priljevom mikrogranula iz industrije i proizvoda široke potrošnje putem otpadnih voda i razgradnje velikog plastičnog otpada. Zbog svoje hidrofobne površine, mikroplastika može adsorbirati i koncentrirati hidrofobna organska onečišćivala. Smanjenjem primjene pesticida smanjuje se i rizik za okoliš, no unatoč navedenom postoji zabrinutost zbog štetnih ekoloških učinaka uslijed njegove bioakumulacije. Ekološki učinci mogu biti dugotrajne ili kratkotrajne promjene u normalnom funkcioniranju ekosustava. U ovom radu prikazan je pregled dosadašnjih istraživanja utjecaja mikroplastike i pesticida od njihovog ulaska u okoliš, mogućih rizika, pa sve do njihovog uklanjanja.
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