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Interactions Between Microplastics and Heavy Metals in Aquatic Environments: A Review

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Ping Zhang, Xiaochen Chen, Jiao Wang, Jiao Wang, Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Sitong Liu, Xiaochen Chen, Jiao Wang, Xiaochen Chen, Jiao Wang, Jiao Wang, Xianhua Liu Xiaochen Chen, Jiao Wang, Jiao Wang, Jiayao Li, Jiayao Li, Jiayao Li, Jiayao Li, Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Sitong Liu, Sitong Liu, Jiafu Shi, Xiaochen Chen, Yexin Dai, Yexin Dai, Jiao Wang, Jiao Wang, Sitong Liu, Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Jiao Wang, Yexin Dai, Ping Zhang, Jiao Wang, Ping Zhang, Yexin Dai, Jiao Wang, Xianhua Liu Xiaochen Chen, Xianhua Liu Xiaochen Chen, Zhiyun Wang, Ping Zhang, Hongyu Li, Xianhua Liu Sitong Liu, Sitong Liu, Sitong Liu, Hongyu Li, Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Hongyu Li, Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Jiao Wang, Xiaochen Chen, Yexin Dai, Ping Zhang, Xiaochen Chen, Zhiyun Wang, Xianhua Liu Jiao Wang, Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Jiayao Li, Sitong Liu, Xianhua Liu Ping Zhang, Xianhua Liu Xiaochen Chen, Xiaochen Chen, Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Ping Zhang, Ping Zhang, Xianhua Liu Ping Zhang, Ping Zhang, Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Xiaochen Chen, Xiaochen Chen, Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Zhiyun Wang, Ping Zhang, Xianhua Liu Ping Zhang, Zhiyun Wang, Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu Xianhua Liu

Summary

This review examines how microplastics interact with heavy metals in water, with a particular focus on the role that microorganisms play in driving these interactions. Bacteria that colonize microplastic surfaces can change how metals bind to and release from the particles, potentially increasing their toxicity. The combined threat of microplastics and heavy metals to aquatic ecosystems and human health through seafood consumption is a growing concern that needs more research.

Microplastics (MPs), tiny particles broken down from larger pieces of plastics, have accumulated everywhere on the earth. As an inert carbon stream in aquatic environment, they have been reported as carriers for heavy metals and exhibit diverse interactive effects. However, these interactions are still poorly understood, especially mechanisms driving these interactions and how they pose risks on living organisms. In this mini review, a bibliometric analysis in this field was conducted and then the mechanisms driving these interactions were examined, especially emphasizing the important roles of microorganisms on the interactions. Their combined toxic effects and the potential hazards to human health were also discussed. Finally, the future research directions in this field were suggested. This review summarized the recent research progress in this field and highlighted the essential roles of the microbes on the interactions between MPs and heavy metals with the hope to promote more studies to unveil action mechanisms and reduce/eliminate the risks associated with MP presence.

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