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ClearThe Effects of Marine Microplastics on Marine Life and Human Health in the Bay of Bengal
This review examines evidence that marine microplastics in the Bay of Bengal pose risks to marine organisms and human health, particularly for populations relying heavily on fish consumption, by acting as vectors for toxic chemicals and causing physical harm throughout the marine food web.
Marine Pollution and Sustainable Blue Economy in the Bay of Bengal: Challenges and Opportunities for Bangladesh
This review assessed marine pollution in the Bay of Bengal affecting Bangladesh's blue economy, identifying plastic and microplastic pollution from land-based runoff, fishing activities, and shipbreaking as major threats to fisheries and sustainable marine resource use.
Aquatic Pollution in the Bay of Bengal: Impacts on Fisheries and Ecosystems
This review examines the sources and impacts of aquatic pollution in the Bay of Bengal, including heavy metals, pesticides, petroleum compounds, and microplastics. Researchers found that rivers transport these pollutants from inland areas to the bay, where they accumulate in fish and other marine life, posing threats to food safety through bioaccumulation. The study calls for stronger pollution controls, real-time water monitoring, and sustainable practices to protect both the ecosystem and the communities that depend on it.
Occurrences, sources, fate and impacts of plastic on aquatic organisms and human health in global perspectives: What Bangladesh can do in future?
This review provides a comprehensive overview of plastic and microplastic pollution in aquatic environments globally, with a specific focus on the situation in Bangladesh. Researchers compiled evidence on the sources, fate, and biological impacts of plastic pollution on aquatic organisms ranging from plankton to fish, as well as potential human health risks. The study concludes with recommendations for waste management strategies and future research priorities tailored to Bangladesh's specific environmental and economic challenges.
Microplastics pollution in Bangladesh: current scenario and future research perspective
Microplastics have been found throughout Bangladesh's aquatic and terrestrial environments, where they threaten biodiversity and enter the food chain. This review synthesizes the available evidence and calls for stronger national monitoring programs and policies given Bangladesh's vulnerability to plastic pollution from its dense population and major rivers.
Sources and impacts of microplastic on the world’s longest sea beach of the Bay of Bengal coasts: a review on microplastic management
This review summarizes microplastic pollution along the Bay of Bengal, the world's longest sea beach, covering sources, distribution, and impacts on the coastal ecosystem. Microplastics in this region come from fishing, tourism, shipping, and urban runoff, and they threaten both marine life and the communities that depend on sea products. The authors call for stronger policies and more long-term research to protect this important ecosystem and reduce human exposure through seafood.
Microplastics pollution load in Sundarban delta of Bay of Bengal
Researchers reviewed microplastic pollution in the Sundarban Delta of the Bay of Bengal, finding that approximately 4 million tonnes of microplastics are discharged annually into the region from rivers in India and Bangladesh. The study documented plastic accumulation in sediments, water, and aquatic organisms, with over 56 tons of plastic waste deposited after a single cyclone in 2020. The findings highlight the urgent need for stronger policy measures to protect the world's largest mangrove ecosystem from microplastic contamination.
Saving our oceans: Why marine life needs us
This review examined the major threats to marine ecosystems including overfishing, pollution, climate change, and habitat destruction, and argued that protecting ocean biodiversity is essential for the ecosystem services that billions of people depend on for food, oxygen, and climate stability.
Microplastics in the Bay of Bengal: A critical review of bioaccumulation and ecological impacts across Bangladesh
This review examines microplastic contamination and bioaccumulation in the Bay of Bengal, focusing on marine organisms across Bangladesh. Researchers found that microplastics were detected in fish, shellfish, and plankton, with bottom-dwelling species ingesting more microplastics than surface-dwelling species due to proximity to contaminated sediments. The study highlights significant knowledge gaps and calls for more systematic monitoring of microplastic pollution in this ecologically important region.
Tracing microplastics in marine fish: Ecological threats and human exposure in the Bay of Bengal
Researchers analyzed microplastics in nine fish species from the Bay of Bengal, finding an average of about 33 microplastic items per fish, mostly fibers. Bottom-dwelling and meat-eating fish had higher contamination levels, and the pollution was linked to untreated industrial and municipal waste. The study raises concerns about human health exposure through seafood consumption in a region where millions of people depend on fishing for food and livelihood.
Is the Sundarbans of Bangladesh in a State of Pollution?
This comprehensive review of pollution sources in the Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem (Bangladesh) covers industrial waste, heavy metals, agrochemicals, oil spills, and plastic debris, finding that air and water quality are currently within acceptable ranges but warning that rapid land-use change nearby poses growing risks. While plastics from urban areas are mentioned, the study is a broad ecosystem health review rather than a focused microplastic study.
A Comprehensive Review of Climatic Threats and Adaptation of Marine Biodiversity
This comprehensive review examines how climate change threatens marine biodiversity through rising ocean temperatures, acidification, and habitat loss. Among the many environmental stressors discussed, microplastic pollution is highlighted as an additional threat that compounds the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems. The paper evaluates adaptation strategies like marine protected areas and habitat restoration that could help protect the ocean ecosystems humans depend on for food.
Utilizing Marine Biotechnology to Address Pollution in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
This review examines how marine biotechnology — including biodegrading microbes and genetically engineered organisms — could be applied to address plastic waste, oil spills, and chemical pollutants in Bangladesh's Bay of Bengal coastal waters. Biological approaches to marine plastic remediation could complement physical cleanup methods in highly polluted coastal ecosystems.
Unveiling the microplastic crisis: Insights into Bangladesh's aquatic ecosystems - origins, impact, and solutions
This review examines the growing microplastic crisis in Bangladesh's rivers, estuaries, and coastal waters, finding that the country's rapid urbanization and limited waste management have led to widespread contamination. Microplastics were documented in water, sediment, and fish across multiple Bangladeshi water systems. Since over 160 million people in Bangladesh depend on these water resources for drinking, farming, and fishing, the contamination poses a significant public health concern.
Oceanic pollution; A threat to life
This brief overview discusses multiple forms of ocean pollution, including plastic debris, and their threats to marine ecosystems. The author calls for urgent global action to prevent further degradation of ocean health.
Microplastic Pollution in Bangladesh: A Review of Ecological and Biochemical Impacts
This review summarized the current state of microplastic pollution in Bangladesh, covering occurrence across water, soil, seafood, and air, as well as documented ecological and biochemical health impacts. The authors identify Bangladesh's rapid urbanization and poor waste management as key drivers of its disproportionate microplastic burden.
Sources and Impact of Microplastic Pollution in Indian Aquatic Ecosystem: A Review
This review examines sources and impacts of microplastic pollution across Indian aquatic ecosystems, documenting widespread contamination in marine and freshwater environments and discussing risks to living organisms given projections that ocean plastic will outweigh fish by 2050.
Micro Plastics in The Marine Environment: A Review of Their Effects on Marine Organisms and Ecosystems
This review examines the effects of microplastics on marine organisms and ecosystems, summarizing evidence for MP ingestion across trophic levels, physical and chemical harm to marine life, and the pathways through which marine MP pollution threatens biodiversity and fisheries.
Microplastic contamination in Southeast Asia’s blue carbon habitats – systematic review paper with bibliometric approach
This systematic review examines microplastic contamination in Southeast Asia's mangrove forests and seagrass meadows, critical ecosystems that store carbon and support biodiversity. The findings show that these blue carbon habitats are increasingly contaminated with microplastics, threatening both ecosystem health and the coastal communities that depend on these environments for food and livelihood.
Microplastics in surface water from a mighty subtropical estuary: First observations on occurrence, characterization, and contamination assessment
Researchers documented the first observations of microplastic contamination in surface waters of the Meghna estuary in Bangladesh, finding widespread pollution that poses risks to this ecologically and economically critical subtropical ecosystem.
Microplastics pollution in Indian marine environment: sources, effects and solutions
This review provides a comprehensive look at microplastic pollution in India's marine environment, covering sources, transport, effects on marine life, and potential solutions. Microplastics are being ingested by organisms at every level of the food chain, causing inflammation, hormonal disruption, and reproductive problems that eventually affect humans through seafood. The authors call for stronger policies, better waste management, and public awareness to address this growing threat to both marine ecosystems and human health.
Plastic pollution in Bangladesh: A review on current status emphasizing the impacts on environment and public health
This review assessed plastic pollution in Bangladesh — including its magnitude, sources, and health and environmental consequences — and found that microplastic contamination is widespread but poorly monitored, with limited national policy response relative to the scale of the problem.
Assessment of microplastics in coastal ecosystem of Bangladesh
Researchers surveyed microplastic contamination in water, beach sand, and fish along two major coastal areas of Bangladesh. Microplastics were found in every sample type, with fibers being the most common shape and polyethylene and polypropylene the dominant plastic types. Fish accumulated microplastics in their digestive tracts and body tissues, raising concerns about human exposure through seafood consumption in the region.
Quantification, characterization and risk assessment of microplastics from five major estuaries along the northern Bay of Bengal coast
Researchers measured microplastic pollution in five major estuaries along the Bay of Bengal coast in Bangladesh and found contamination at every site, with polyethylene being the most common plastic type. The rivers were classified at the most severe hazard level for microplastic contamination based on the types of polymers found. Since these estuaries supply water and fish to millions of people, the contamination raises concerns about human exposure through drinking water and seafood.