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Sorption of Potentially Toxic Elements to Microplastics
Summary
Researchers reviewed how microplastics can adsorb toxic heavy metals from their surrounding environment, effectively acting as vehicles that concentrate and transport harmful elements. This sorption behavior increases the potential risk microplastics pose to organisms that ingest them, including humans.
In recent decades, plastic pollution has been the focus of environmental research, with particular focus on the distribution and potential effects of a novel emerging contaminant: microplastics. These solid particles of microscopic dimensions which have been found...