A comprehensive review of microplastic pollution in freshwater and marine environments
- Title
- A comprehensive review of microplastic pollution in freshwater and marine environments
- Creator
- Jaikumar I.M.; Tomson M.; Meyyazhagan A.; Balamuralikrishnan B.; Baskaran R.; Pappuswamy M.; Kamyab H.; Khalili E.; Farajnezhad M.
- Description
- Water popularly termed the The Elixir of Life is now polluted beyond control in several regions. Microplastics, the tiny contaminants have found their way into all walks of life. They have also been found to be present in human blood, multiple organs, and even breast milk. There is an abundance of microplastics in the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink. Curbing them has to start with a ban of all forms of primary microplastics, and single use plastics with preference being given to biodegradable alternatives. India in particular banned single use plastics in 2022, which put an end to several commonly used plastic items being replaced with biodegradables. Paint is one of the largest contributors to microplastics, followed by textile industry, cosmetic, pharmaceutical industry, packaging industry are all top contributors to microplastics. The wastewater treatment plants aren't designed to filter microplastics from the source and this results in microplastics polluting all water resources. Though several novel techniques for microplastic segregation exist such as sieving, filtration, density separation, visual sorting, alkali digestion exist, they aren't fully employed as the initial process of microplastic segregation from waste is still in question. 2024 The Author(s)
- Source
- Green Analytical Chemistry, Vol-12
- Date
- 2025-01-01
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V.
- Subject
- Aquatic fauna; Environment; Marine systems; Microplastics; Pollution
- Coverage
- Jaikumar I.M., Department of Life Sciences, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Tomson M., Department of Life Sciences, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Meyyazhagan A., Department of Life Sciences, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Balamuralikrishnan B., Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Sejong University, Seoul, 05006, South Korea; Baskaran R., Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung, 413305, Taiwan; Pappuswamy M., Department of Life Sciences, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Kamyab H., UTE University, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Architecture Department, TCEMC Investigation Group, Calle Rumipamba S/N and Bourgeois, Quito, Ecuador, Department of Biomaterials, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, 600077, India; Khalili E., Department of Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom; Farajnezhad M., Faculty of Business and Communication, Inti International University, N. Sembilan, Nilai, 71800, Malaysia
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 27725774
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Review
Collection
Citation
Jaikumar I.M.; Tomson M.; Meyyazhagan A.; Balamuralikrishnan B.; Baskaran R.; Pappuswamy M.; Kamyab H.; Khalili E.; Farajnezhad M., “A comprehensive review of microplastic pollution in freshwater and marine environments,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 24, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/21246.