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Microplastics as Emerging Contaminants
Summary
This review examines microplastics as emerging contaminants in freshwater resources, covering their sources, distribution, and potential health and ecological effects. Researchers summarize evidence of microplastic contamination in rivers, lakes, and drinking water and discuss the inadequacy of current water treatment to fully remove these particles. The paper calls for more research and regulatory attention to microplastics as a freshwater contaminant.
The ever-increasing production of plastics and concomitant poor plastic waste disposal systems explain the recent rising concerns over the occurrence of microplastics in freshwater resources. Microplastics are presently recognized as emerging contaminants owing to the increasing reports on their occurrence in the environment and the associated toxicological effects. This chapter discusses the recent trends in the monitoring of microplastics in freshwater resources, the toxicological effects of microplastics, and the sampling and analysis techniques available for detection and quantification. The challenges in analysis and comparison of various studies and future prospects have also been highlighted.