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Factors Affecting the Sorption of Pollutants by Microplastics: Mechanisms and Environmental Implications
Summary
Researchers reviewed the physicochemical factors — including particle size, surface area, weathering state, and polymer type — that govern how microplastics sorb environmental pollutants, and examined the ecological implications of this vector effect for contaminant transport and bioavailability.
While the detrimental impacts of plastic pollution have long been acknowledged, systematic investigation into the occurrence, ubiquity, and ecotoxicological consequences of microplastics – defined as plastic particles smaller than 5 mm – has only...