Microplastics as an emerging hazard to terrestrial and marine ecosystems: Sources, Occurrence and Analytical Methods

Microplastics (MPs) with particles lower than 5mm in size, are crucial pollution of increasing ecotoxicological concern in the environments. Lately, studies on MPs have been documented globally due to increasing awareness of the potential risks for human health and for the environment. However due t...

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Main Authors: Chouchene, Khawla, Ksibi, Mohamed
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Analytical methods
Biological effects
Contamination
Environmental assessment
Environmental health
Health risks
Marine ecosystems
Microplastics
Oceans
Plastic pollution
Sediments
Terrestrial environments
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Summary:Microplastics (MPs) with particles lower than 5mm in size, are crucial pollution of increasing ecotoxicological concern in the environments. Lately, studies on MPs have been documented globally due to increasing awareness of the potential risks for human health and for the environment. However due to limitations of different analytical methods and environmental assessment risk, MPs distribution and biological effects are still database topics. To clarify this gap, this study brings out a wide range of scientific literature related to MPs studies in different environmental compartments as well as sediments, oceans, coastlines, uptake and the health effect. The environmental and health risk related to microplastic contamination is still unclear.
ISSN:2267-1242
2555-0403
2267-1242
DOI:10.1051/e3sconf/202126505003