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Microplastic Pollution in Marine Environment: Occurrence, Fate, and Effects (With a Specific Focus on Biogeochemical Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles)
Summary
Marine sediments have emerged as major sinks for microplastic particles, where they disrupt biogeochemical carbon and nitrogen cycling in ways that could alter the ocean's capacity to regulate climate. The interference with nutrient cycles adds a systemic ecological dimension to microplastic pollution beyond the direct toxicity effects on individual organisms.
The pollution of microplastics is becoming increasingly serious, and rising evidence shows that the marine environment, especially sediments are major sinks of these plastics. So far, microplastic particles have been reported as widespread in large quantities in...