Distribution and Impact of Microplastics in the Aquatic Systems: A Review of Ecotoxicological Effects on Biota

Tadele Assefa Aragaw; Bassazin Ayalew Mekonnen

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-0297-9_3

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Distribution and Impact of Microplastics in the Aquatic Systems: A Review of Ecotoxicological Effects on Biota

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Tadele Assefa Aragaw, Bassazin Ayalew Mekonnen

Summary

Researchers reviewed how microplastics are distributed across marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments and the toxic effects they have on a wide range of organisms. Fish, invertebrates, and other animals that ingest microplastics experience physical harm, chemical toxicity, and reproductive disruption — effects that may ultimately reach humans through the food chain.

Study Type Environmental

Microplastics (MPs) are emerging pollutants attracting attention due to there have been widely distributed in the aquatic and terrestrial environment. MPs have been quantified and identified in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments from biota samples. May...

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