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Emerging Threats of Microplastic Contaminant in Freshwater Environment
Environmental challenges and solutions
2021
3 citations
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Pratik Ghosh,
Ritwik Patra,
Prasanta Patra,
Nabarun Chandra Das,
Suprabhat Mukherjee,
Bidhan Chandra Patra,
Bhaskar Behera,
Manojit Bhattacharya
Summary
Researchers reviewed how plastic waste breaks down into microplastics that contaminate freshwater systems, warning that rivers and lakes — sources of drinking water for billions — are increasingly polluted with persistent plastic particles that resist natural degradation.
Study Type
Environmental
The development of plastic brings world-shattering changes in industrialization, commercialization, and mankind and is now the most predominant widely used essential product. The disposal and degradation of plastic leads to the generation of microplastic and is a...