A critical review of microplastics in aquatic ecosystems: Degradation mechanisms and removing strategies

Plastic waste discarded into aquatic environments gradually degrades into smaller fragments, known as microplastics (MPs), which range in size from 0.05 to 5 mm. The ubiquity of MPs poses a significant threat to aquatic ecosystems and, by extension, human health, as these particles are ingested by v...

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Published in:	Environmental Science and Ecotechnology
Main Authors:	Sameh S. Ali, Tamer Elsamahy, Rania Al-Tohamy, Jianzhong Sun
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-09-01
Subjects:	Persistent organic pollutants Bioremediation Nanomaterial-enabled strategies Aquatic environment Ecotoxicity of microplastics
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666498424000413