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Microplastics pollution in Bangladesh: current scenario and future research perspective
Summary
Microplastics have been found throughout Bangladesh's aquatic and terrestrial environments, where they threaten biodiversity and enter the food chain. This review synthesizes the available evidence and calls for stronger national monitoring programs and policies given Bangladesh's vulnerability to plastic pollution from its dense population and major rivers.
Microplastics are emerging environmental pollutants that have gained tremendous scientific interest in recent years. These micropollutants are omnipresent both in the terrestrial and aquatic environments posing a deleterious threat to the ecosystem and biodiversity. So, it is important to develop a deep understanding of the environmental fate and potential adverse impacts of microplastics on the aquatic and terrestrial environments. By critically reviewing the previously published scientific literature, the present synthesis briefly outlines the characteristics, occurrence and potential toxic effects of microplastics on terrestrial and aquatic biota. The article also focuses on some innovative approaches for sustainable remediation of macroplastics as well as microplastics. Since the concept of microplastics pollution has yet in its infancy in Bangladesh, this synthesis provides an overview of the current scenario of microplastics pollution and some future research recommendations in the context of Bangladesh which might be helpful to the novice researchers of this field.
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