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Microplastics: minuscule partikels met grote gevolgen?
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This Dutch review examined the sources, environmental distribution, and potential health effects of microplastics in marine ecosystems, covering both physical effects from particle ingestion and chemical risks from toxic substances associated with plastic particles. The review highlights how microplastics combine physical and chemical hazards that complicate risk assessment for marine organisms.
Sinds het begin van de massaproductie van plastics vormt de contaminatie van het mariene milieu met deze persisterende synthetische stoffen een alsmaar groter probleem. De laatste decennia wordt aangenomen dat microplastics hierbij een grote rol spelen. Deze kleine plastic partikels (< 5mm) komen voor in het mariene milieu en kennen diverse bronnen, waaronder fragmentatie van macroplastics en de afvoer van primaire microplasticscrubs via afvalwater. Recent onderzoek heeft uitgewezen dat microplastics door talrijke mariene organismen opgenomen worden. Dit zou kunnen leiden tot gezondheidsproblemen, onder meer door mechanische schade en door cellulaire toxiciteit. Hiernaast wordt de microplasticproblematiek gecompliceerd door de contaminatie van deze partikels met toxische chemicaliën. Bovendien zouden microplastics en microplastic-gebonden contaminanten kunnen accumuleren in de voedselketen en uiteindelijk bij de mens terechtkomen. Ondanks het toenemend aantal publicaties omtrent microplastics zijn er nog veel onbeantwoorde vragen. In dit artikel wordt de actuele kennis besproken aangaande microplastics in het mariene milieu.
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