Microplastics as Contaminant in Freshwater Ecosystem: A Modern Environmental Issue

Muafia Shafiq; Abdul Qadir; Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-58538-3_172-1

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Microplastics as Contaminant in Freshwater Ecosystem: A Modern Environmental Issue

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Muafia Shafiq, Abdul Qadir, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain

Summary

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.

Study Type Environmental

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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