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Microplastics: a Contaminant That Grows in All Environmental Areas, Its Characteristics and Possible Risks to Public Health from Exposure
Original title: Microplastics: a Contaminant That Grows in All Environmental Areas, Its Characteristics and Possible Risks to Public Health from Exposure
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This Spanish-language review covers the formation, types, sources, and health risks of microplastics, noting they are now found everywhere from oceans and rivers to food and remote Arctic environments. It also highlights recent microplastics research from South America to contextualize the global problem at a regional level.
Los microplásticos (MPs) se han convertido en un desafío importante para las ciencias ambientales, química analítica y toxicología ambiental en los últimos años. Estos han atraído la atención mundial en su categoría de contaminantes emergentes debido a sus interacciones y persistencia en el medioambiente, además de su origen a partir de una deficiente gestión en el tratamiento de los residuos de centros urbanos, además de malas prácticas industriales y su uso indiscriminado. Los MPs actualmente están dispersos por todas partes del planeta, desde los océanos hasta los ríos, sedimentos, suelo, aire, organismos vivos e incluso en los recursos alimenticios y zonas remotas del planeta como el ártico y glaciares montañosos. Por lo tanto, esta revisión tiene como objetivo el informar acerca de la formación, tipos, fuentes, interacción con contaminantes y posibles consecuencias en la salud por los MPs presentes en el medioambiente. Buscamos concientizar de que en la actualidad se está viviendo junto a los MPs sin darnos cuenta. Además, esta revisión también incluye un breve recorrido por los últimos estudios que se han realizado en Sudamérica, conceptualizando la realidad local y regional con respecto a este problema de carácter global
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