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ReviewEnvironmental sustainability (Singapore)2022

Microplastics in marine and aquatic habitats: sources, impact, and sustainable remediation approaches.

Hemen Sarma, Rupshikha Patowary Hazarika, Vivek Kumar, Arpita Roy, Soumya Pandit, Ram Prasad

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Review in Environmental sustainability (Singapore), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Regional Regression Correlation Model of Microplastic Water Pollution Control Using Circular Economy Tools.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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  2. Microplastic pollution in the marine environment: Sources, impacts, and degradation.Journal of advanced veterinary and animal research · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Hemen Sarma *Bioremediation Technology Research Group, Department of Botany, Bodoland University, Rangalikhata, Deborgaon, Kokrajhar (BTR), Assam 783370 India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6947-0551
Rupshikha Patowary Hazarika *Environmental Chemistry Laboratory, Life Sciences Division, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati, Assam 781035 India.
Vivek KumarHimalayan School of Biosciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand India.
Arpita RoyDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida, 201306 India.
Soumya PanditDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, 201306 India.
Ram PrasadDepartment of Botany, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar 845401 India.ORCID 0000-0002-3670-0450

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plastic trash dumped into water bodies degrade over time into small fragments. These plastic fragments, which come under the category of micro-plastics (MPs), are generally 0.05-5 mm in size, and due to their small size they are frequently consumed by aquatic organisms. As a result, widespread MPs infiltration is a global concern for the aquatic environment, posing a threat to existing life forms. MPs easily bind to other toxic chemicals or metals, acting as vector for such toxic substances and introducing them into life forms. Polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, and other polymers are emerging pollutants that are detrimental to all types of organisms. The main route for MPs into the aquatic ecosystems is through the flushing of urban wastewater. The current paper investigates the origin, environmental fate, and toxicity of MPs, shedding light on their sustainable remediation. Graphical abstract:

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Aquatic environmentMicroplasticsPollutantsSustainable remediationUrban wastewater

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PMID37519772
PMCPMC8923096

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