Microplastic contamination, an emerging threat to the freshwater environment: a systematic review
Abstract Microplastics have been noticed as widespread in an aquatic environment at the microscale. They have nonstop increased due to the increase in the production of synthetic plastics, population and poor waste management. They are ubiquitous in nature and slowly degrade in water and soil. They...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2024-02-01
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Series: | Environmental Systems Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40068-024-00338-7 |