Open AccessAn Updated Review on Nanomaterials for Biomedical Advancements: Concepts and Applications
Author(s) -
Krishnendu Adhikary
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bioscience biotechnology research communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-4007
pISSN - 0974-6455
DOI - 10.21786/bbrc/14.4.8
Subject(s) - microplastics , environmental science , food chain , human health , marine ecosystem , pollution , marine pollution , ecosystem , environmental protection , environmental chemistry , ecology , environmental health , biology , chemistry , medicine
Pollution from microplastics has recently become a prevalent threat to the ecosystem. Microplastics with a dimension less than or equal to 5 mm are smaller. There are many ways that microplastics can reach the atmosphere. By various mechanisms, the breakdown of macro plastics will happen. Chemical degradation, tire abrasion, is the most common forms of degradation. Microplastics (MPs) pollution in the coastal and marine ecosystem is currently a global problem. Transferring MPs from land to sea and allowing them to enter the food chain has a direct negative impact on marine life and human health. The combined toxicity effects of MicroPlastics (MPs) and other contaminants in marine environments, as well as their toxicity effects and mechanisms based on a variety of environmentally important test organisms, were also covered in this study.