Microplastics Pollution

Plastics are amazing products with infinite applications, for example, in food packaging, the aviation and automotive industries, pharmaceuticals, medicine, telecommunication, the apparel industry, etc. Plastic particles less than 5 mm in diameter are considered microplastics, derived from commercia...

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description Plastics are amazing products with infinite applications, for example, in food packaging, the aviation and automotive industries, pharmaceuticals, medicine, telecommunication, the apparel industry, etc. Plastic particles less than 5 mm in diameter are considered microplastics, derived from commercial products such as cosmetics, microfibers in textiles, and the degradation of larger plastic waste in the environment. Microplastics have emerged as pervasive pollutants that infiltrate ecosystems, food chains, and even human bodies according to several reports. They have been recognized as a major environmental and human health hazard due to their microscopic size and far-reaching implications this has. Since they take a long time to decompose, microplastics are widespread and they find their way into the food chain via consumption by marine animals. As plastic usage remains high, the release of microplastics into the environment represents an environmental problem of global concern; however, knowledge regarding microplastic accumulation in the environment, their potential impacts, and monitoring approaches is limited. This reprint summarizes the current knowledge on microplastic accumulation, impacts, and monitoring approaches.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1654082025-08-12T09:28:42Z Microplastics Pollution Kyriakopoulos, Grigorios L. Inglezakis, Vassilis J. Zorpas, Antonis A. Rodríguez Barroso, María Rocío Microplastics pollution Environmental monitoring Wastewater treatment Water resource purification Sustainable development thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNB Energy industries and utilities::KNBW Water industries thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology::TQK Pollution control Plastics are amazing products with infinite applications, for example, in food packaging, the aviation and automotive industries, pharmaceuticals, medicine, telecommunication, the apparel industry, etc. Plastic particles less than 5 mm in diameter are considered microplastics, derived from commercial products such as cosmetics, microfibers in textiles, and the degradation of larger plastic waste in the environment. Microplastics have emerged as pervasive pollutants that infiltrate ecosystems, food chains, and even human bodies according to several reports. They have been recognized as a major environmental and human health hazard due to their microscopic size and far-reaching implications this has. Since they take a long time to decompose, microplastics are widespread and they find their way into the food chain via consumption by marine animals. As plastic usage remains high, the release of microplastics into the environment represents an environmental problem of global concern; however, knowledge regarding microplastic accumulation in the environment, their potential impacts, and monitoring approaches is limited. This reprint summarizes the current knowledge on microplastic accumulation, impacts, and monitoring approaches. 2025-08-12T09:28:40Z 2025-08-12T09:28:40Z 2025 book ONIX_20250812T110751_9783725837533_164 9783725837533 9783725837540 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/165408 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/topic/10893 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-3754-0 10.3390/books978-3-7258-3754-0 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783725837533 9783725837540 558 open access
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Environmental monitoring
Wastewater treatment
Water resource purification
Sustainable development
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thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNB Energy industries and utilities::KNBW Water industries
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology::TQK Pollution control
Microplastics Pollution
title Microplastics Pollution
title_full Microplastics Pollution
title_fullStr Microplastics Pollution
title_full_unstemmed Microplastics Pollution
title_short Microplastics Pollution
title_sort microplastics pollution
topic Microplastics pollution
Environmental monitoring
Wastewater treatment
Water resource purification
Sustainable development
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNB Energy industries and utilities::KNBW Water industries
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology::TQK Pollution control
topic_facet Microplastics pollution
Environmental monitoring
Wastewater treatment
Water resource purification
Sustainable development
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNB Energy industries and utilities::KNBW Water industries
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology::TQK Pollution control
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