Microplastic sources, formation, toxicity and remediation: a review

• Main Authors: Osman, Ahmed I., Hosny, Mohamed, Eltaweil, Abdelazeem S, Omar, Sara, Elgarahy, Ahmed M, Farghali, Mohamed, Yap, Pow Seng, Wu, Yuan Seng *, Saraswathi, Nagandran *, Batumalaie, Kalaivani, Gopinath, Subash C B, John, Oliver Dean, Sekar, Mahendran, Saikia, Trideep, Karunanithi, Puvanan, Mohd Hayrie, Mohd Hatta, Akinyede, Kolaja Adedamola
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2023
• Subjects: TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2712/1/Wu%20Yuan%20Seng_Microplastic%20sources%20formation%20toxicity.pdf; http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2712/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-023-01593-3

Microplastic pollution is becoming a major issue for human health due to the recent discovery of microplastics in most ecosystems. Here, we review the sources, formation, occurrence, toxicity and remediation methods of microplastics. We distinguish ocean-based and land-based sources of microplastics...