Microplastics in the Marine Environment: Sources, Fates, Impacts and Microbial Degradation

Yang, Huirong; Chen, Guanglong; Wang, Jun

doi:10.3390/toxics9020041

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“…MPs are found in soils worldwide, especially in agricultural soils (Kumar et al 2020 ; Li et al 2020 ; Möller et al 2020 ; van den Berg et al 2020 ). They enter the soil environment in diverse ways, such as irrigation, sewage sludge, littering, and atmospheric deposition (van den Berg et al 2020 ; Yang et al 2021a , b ). MP’s vertical and horizontal mobility within the soil is regulated by various factors, including soil biota and soil characteristics.…”

Section: Effects Of Mps On the Environmentmentioning

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Microplastics in environment: global concern, challenges, and controlling measures

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Marahatha

et al. 2022

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Plastic pollution in various forms has emerged as the most severe environmental threat. Small plastic chunks, such as microplastics and nanoplastics derived from primary and secondary sources, are a major concern worldwide due to their adverse effects on the environment and public health. Several years have been spent developing robust spectroscopic techniques that should be considered top-notch; however, researchers are still trying to find efficient and straightforward methods for the analysis of microplastics but have yet to develop a viable solution. Because of the small size of these degraded plastics, they have been found in various species, from human brains to blood and digestive systems. Several pollution-controlling methods have been tested in recent years, and these methods are prominent and need to be developed. Bacterial degradation, sunlight-driven photocatalyst, fuels, and biodegradable plastics could be game-changers in future research on plastic pollution control. However, recent fledgling steps in controlling methods appear insufficient due to widespread contamination. As a result, proper regulation of environmental microplastics is a significant challenge, and the most equitable way to manage plastic pollution. Therefore, this paper discusses the current state of microplastics, some novel and well-known identification techniques, strategies for overcoming microplastic effects, and needed solutions to mitigate this planetary pollution. This review article, we believe, will fill a void in the field of plastic identification and pollution mitigation research.

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Section: Effects Of Mps On the Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Microplastics in environment: global concern, challenges, and controlling measures

Lamichhane

Acharya

Marahatha

et al. 2022

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…Ding et al (2019) reported that transparent MPs were preferentially selective in capturing prey by fish due to their size was closer to the diatoms. Besides, the transparent fiber with a slender shape was similar to little jellyfish or zooplankton might result in being easily mistakenly ingested by marine animals, and then enriched in their organs (Nie et al, 2019), because some low-nutrient organisms were more readily available and easily exposed to suspended microplastics (reviewed in Yang et al, 2021). Thus, the high proportion of transparent particles in coral tissue may be due to their higher heterotrophic ability and therefore such MPs were ingested by mistake.…”

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Abundance and Characteristics of Microplastics in Seawater and Corals From Reef Region of Sanya Bay, China

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Microplastics (MPs) contamination is widespread in the coral reef ecosystems leading to the exposure of both corals and other biotas. Knowledge gaps still exist concerning patterns in MPs abundance spatially. This work quantified the MPs abundance and characteristics in the seawater and corals in the Sanya Bay, Hainan Island. MPs abundance was detected in the seawater and coral samples ranging from 15.50 to 22.14 items L–1, and 0.01 to 3.60 items polyp–1, respectively. We found the predominant size and type of MPs in seawater and corals were smaller than 2 mm and fiber. Further analysis revealed that the characteristics of MPs in the corals were significantly different from those in the seawater environment, indicating that the MPs are selectively enriched in corals. Furthermore, the MPs particles ingested and retained in coral tissue may be related to the polyp size. This study shows that MPs are present in the whole coral reef region and the coral community structure would be potentially harmed by these contaminants.

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“…Microplastics, a new type of pollutants, have received significant attention from scholars and the public globally. The study of microplastics pollution has become one of the current international research hotspots [ 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 ]. Recently, research reports on the sources, types, distribution, and toxicological effects of microplastics on aquatic organisms have been increasing [ 1 , 19 , 20 ].…”

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Microplastics (Polystyrene) Exposure Induces Metabolic Changes in the Liver of Rare Minnow (Gobiocypris rarus)

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Microplastics are environmental contaminants and an emergent concern. Microplastics are abundant in freshwater and can cause biochemical stress in freshwater organisms. In the current study, rare minnows (Gobiocypris rarus) were exposed to 1μm polystyrene microplastics at 200 μg/L concentration. We observed various sublethal effects after four weeks of exposure but no mortality. Numerous cellular and tissue alterations were observed in the liver. Differential metabolites and differentially expressed genes between control and exposure groups were identified and mapped to pathways in the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes. The combination of transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses revealed significantly varied metabolic pathways between the two groups. These pathways were involved in glucolipid, amino acid, and nucleotide metabolism. Results demonstrated that MP exposure induced immune reaction, oxidative stress, and disturbed glycolipid and energy metabolism. The current study provided novel insights into the molecular and metabolic mechanisms of microplastic ecotoxicology in rare minnow.

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Microplastics in the Marine Environment: Sources, Fates, Impacts and Microbial Degradation

Cited by 122 publications

References 186 publications

Microplastics in environment: global concern, challenges, and controlling measures

Microplastics in environment: global concern, challenges, and controlling measures

Abundance and Characteristics of Microplastics in Seawater and Corals From Reef Region of Sanya Bay, China

Microplastics (Polystyrene) Exposure Induces Metabolic Changes in the Liver of Rare Minnow (Gobiocypris rarus)

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