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Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment: A Contribution to the Current Discussion in Germany
Original title: Mikroplastik in der aquatischen Umwelt - Ein Beitrag zur aktuellen Diskussion in Deutschland
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This German-language review provides an overview of microplastic occurrence in aquatic environments, biota, and water management facilities as of 2015, summarizing known effects and regulatory discussions. It highlights growing evidence of microplastic contamination beyond the marine environment into freshwater and drinking water systems.
Plastics are important materials in households and industry and therefore a crucial part of our everyday life. Since the beginning of the 1970s the occurrence of plastic particles in coastal waters has been explicitly described. Meanwhile, besides the marine environment, microplastics were also detected in other environmental media, biota and water management facilities. This work gives an overview of the occurrence and first known effects of microplastics in the environment. Furthermore, current scientific proceedings are considered and pending issues are discussed. In this regard it is of central importance to develop an environmentally comprehensive, harmonized scientific proceeding for miroplastics, which enables an evaluation of relevant material flows in adaption to necessary assessment concepts.
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