Marine microplastics as vectors of major ocean pollutants and its hazards to the marine ecosystem and humans

TSM Amelia, WMAWM Khalik, MC Ong… - Progress in Earth and …, 2021 - Springer
Microplastic pollutes water, land, air, and groundwater environments not only visually but
also ecologically for plants, animals, and humans. Microplastic has been reported to act as …

The impact of microplastics on marine environment: A review

D Gola, PK Tyagi, A Arya, N Chauhan… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
With increase in population, waste management is becoming a major issue, further recent
studies also highlighted another serious issue of marine litter. It was observed that the …

Microplastics in the marine environment: Sources, fates, impacts and microbial degradation

H Yang, G Chen, J Wang - Toxics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The serious global microplastic pollution has attracted public concern in recent years.
Microplastics are widely distributed in various environments and their pollution is already …

Microplastic pollution, a threat to marine ecosystem and human health: a short review

S Sharma, S Chatterjee - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017 - Springer
Human populations are using oceans as their household dustbins, and microplastic is one
of the components which are not only polluting shorelines but also freshwater bodies …

Microplastic in marine organism: Environmental and toxicological effects

E Guzzetti, A Sureda, S Tejada, C Faggio - Environmental toxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Microplastics are tiny ubiquitous plastic particles present in marine environments. They are
not an individual entity, but constitute a cocktail of polymers and additives that can absorb …

[PDF][PDF] Microplastics in the marine environment: current status, assessment methodologies, impacts and solutions

OS Ogunola, T Palanisami - Journal of Pollution Effects & Control, 2016 - researchgate.net
Microplastics exhibit a global distribution and have been detected in all levels of the marine
environment. The most visible and disturbing impact of microplastics are their ingestion and …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of microplastic pollution on ecological environment: a review

X Mao, Y Xu, Z Cheng, Y Yang, Z Guan… - Frontiers in Bioscience …, 2022 - imrpress.com
Microplastic pollution and its impact on the ecological environment have attracted worldwide
attention. The strong adsorption capacity of the microplastic surface plays an important role …

Global distribution of microplastics and its impact on marine environment—a review

N Ajith, S Arumugam, S Parthasarathy… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Microplastics are the major environmental health hazards spotted in almost all the marine
habitats and biota of world. The earlier research on microplastics have mainly focused on …

Distribution and importance of microplastics in the marine environment: a review of the sources, fate, effects, and potential solutions

HS Auta, CU Emenike, SH Fauziah - Environment international, 2017 - Elsevier
The presence of microplastics in the marine environment poses a great threat to the entire
ecosystem and has received much attention lately as the presence has greatly impacted …

[HTML][HTML] Vulnerability of microplastics on marine environment: A review

C Pothiraj, TA Gokul, KR Kumar… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs), which are small plastic particles measuring less than 5 mm in size,
have emerged as a significant environmental concern in marine ecosystems worldwide. The …