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A Review on Interaction of Nanoplastics with Aquatic Environment and Organisms
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This review examines how nanoplastics interact with aquatic environments and organisms, covering sources, transport, and biological effects. Researchers found that nanoplastics pose significant threats to aquatic life due to their small size, high surface area, and ability to adsorb and carry other pollutants.
Since the refinements in progression of new age plastics, nanoplastics have gained the research and public attention because of its repercussions on the aquatic environment as well as aquatic biota. The term ‘nanoplastics’ is perpetually referred to plastic particles having a particle size <100 nm. Because of their diminutive size and high surface area, these nanoplastics are more susceptible to assimilate fatal chemicals from their adjoining environment. Smaller size of nanoplastics facilitates their accumulation in organism’s body and even their transfer among food chains. Several studies show that nanoplastics have detrimental effects on the growth and spawning of organisms along with interference in the metabolic proficiency. Even though nanoplastics have hazardous impact on both marine as well as freshwater systems, astoundingly only few studies have been there comprehending nanoplastics. This review focuses on bringing comprehensive overview of the literature of the interaction of nanoplastics with aquatic environment and organisms.
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