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- Title
Microplastics and Nanoplastics in the Freshwater and Terrestrial Environment: A Review.
- Authors
Boyle, Kellie; Örmeci, Banu
- Abstract
This review is a critical analysis of current freshwater and terrestrial research with an emphasis on transport, behaviour, fate and subsequent ecological impacts that plastic pollution poses. The current methods of extraction and evaluation of organic-rich samples are also explored for both micro- and nanoplastics. Furthermore, micro- and nanoplastics are discussed with reference to their environmental and health implications for biota. Regulations imposed on the manufacture and distribution of plastics globally are also noted. Within the review, the current literature has been presented and knowledge gaps identified. These include the characterization and quantification of micro- and nanoplastics entering and forming within the freshwater and terrestrial environment, the fate and behaviour of micro- and nanoplastics under varying conditions and the impacts of micro- and nanoplastics on freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems.
- Subjects
MICROPLASTICS; ENVIRONMENTAL health; ECOLOGICAL impact; KNOWLEDGE gap theory; CRITICAL currents
- Publication
Water (20734441), 2020, Vol 12, Issue 9, p2633
- ISSN
2073-4441
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/w12092633