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Pollution-Driven Shifts in Marine Ecosystems: The Influence of Heavy Metals, Organic Contaminants and Microplastics

Toxicology Research 2026
Ibrahim Siti Aminah, Behara Satyanarayana, Sreenivasulu Ganugapenta, Effi Helmy Ariffin

Summary

Researchers review how heavy metals, organic contaminants, and microplastics interact within marine ecosystems, examining how industrialization and urbanization have driven cumulative pollution shifts that alter species composition, trophic dynamics, and overall ecosystem resilience.

Industrialisation, urbanisation and technological advancement have profoundly transformed Earth’s natural systems, particularly impacting marine ecosystems. While these developments have propelled human progress, they have also introduced persistent pollutants...

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