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Microplastics as Contaminant in Freshwater Ecosystem: A Modern Environmental Issue
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Microplastics have permeated freshwater ecosystems globally, degrading ecological integrity and entering food webs through ingestion by aquatic organisms at multiple trophic levels. The contamination of freshwater environments is particularly concerning because these systems serve as drinking water sources and are integral to food production for human populations.
Plastic pollution emerged as an environmental problem during last quarter of twentieth century. This emerging pollution in aquatic ecosystems is degrading the food web and ecological integrity and posing hazardous effects on the environment. Plastic debris,...
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