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Outlook and overview of microplastics pollution in ecological environment
Summary
This review summarizes research on microplastics as an emerging pollutant in ecological environments, covering their types, global distribution, detection methods, and toxicological effects on organisms. Researchers highlight the ability of microplastics to adsorb heavy metals and organic pollutants, amplifying their hazard to biota. The paper provides a general overview of the microplastic pollution issue for a broad audience.
Microplastics are attracting more and more attention as a new type of pollutant in the ecological environment. Microplastics are difficult to degrade because of their unique physical and chemical properties. Some microplastics adsorbed toxic chemicals (e.g. heavy metals or organic pollutants) will cause a series of toxicological effects in organisms. This paper summarized the research progress in microplastics from the aspects of the types, distribution, detection and the toxicological effects. In addition, future research directions were also proposed and discussed.