Microplastics Pollution in the Environment: Challenges and Future Prospectives: A Mini-Review

Elbasiouny, Heba; Elbehiry, Fathy; Zedan, Amina; El-Ramady, Hassan

doi:10.21608/jenvbs.2021.101729.1149

Microplastics Pollution in the Environment: Challenges and Future Prospectives: A Mini-Review

Document Type : Review

Authors

¹ Biological and Environmental Sciences Department, Faculty of Home Economic, Al-Azhar University, 31511, Egypt

² Central laboratory for environmental studies, Kafrelsheikh University,33516, Egypt.

³ Environmental and Biological Sciences, Home Economics Faculty, Al-Azhar University, Tanta, Egypt

⁴ Soil and water Dept., Fac. of Kafrelsheikh Uni. Egypt

10.21608/jenvbs.2021.101729.1149

Abstract

Microplastics Pollution in the Environment: Challenges and Future Prospectives: A Mini-Review
Heba Elbasiouny, Fathy Elbehiry, Amina Zedan, and Hassan El-Ramady 18 - 10 - 2021

Plastic pollution becomes an emerging global concern because of the increasing usage and rapid distribution in the environment. Plastics defragment into small particles, of which the particles that are smaller than 5 mm is defined as microplastics. Microplastic in found even in the water bottles and different ecosystems. It reaches to the environment from many sources because of human activities. It has many negative impacts on the environments and organisms including accumulation in the food chain and collecting the contamination (either organic or inorganic) from the surroundings. However, there is a gap of knowledge in this hot topic especially regarding the effect of microplastics on the terrestrial ecosystem. Therefore, this mini review highlights this issue and addressing some challenges and future prospective in this regard.

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