Open AccessKeberadaan Plastik di Lingkungan, Bahaya terhadap Kesehatan Manusia, dan Upaya Mitigasi: Studi Literatur
Author(s) -
Rafika Rafika,
Mirza Fathan Fuadi,
Muhammad Fadli Ramadhansyah,
Farida Sugiester S,
Wahyu Widyantoro,
Maurend Yayank Lewinsca,
Sutra Diyana,
Nanda Ika Vera Marliana,
Maurend Yayank Lewinsca,
Aziz Yulianto Pratama,
Desti Azhari,
Rafika Rafika,
Afdal Hardiyanto
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jurnal serambi engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2541-1934
pISSN - 2528-3561
DOI - 10.32672/jse.v6i4.3471
Subject(s) - microplastics , plastic pollution , human health , pollution , plastic waste , scopus , environmental science , environmental health , waste management , environmental chemistry , chemistry , engineering , ecology , medline , biology , medicine , biochemistry
Since 2001, synthetic polymers have been one of the most important materials since 2001 because they are used by humans and become a necessity in various sectors such as thermoplastics in countless quantities. Plastics have properties that are difficult to decompose and can change size into plastic macromolecules with the help of photodegradation, oxidation, hydrolytic degradation, and mechanical breakdown . Plastic pollution is a serious problem because the demand for plastic by society is increasing every year and the result of a lot of plastic waste can cause serious health problems and problems in the surrounding environment. Therefore, the use of plastic has a big impact on human health and the environment because it’s hard to decompose. The aim of this study is to provide information on the effects of microplastics on the environment through a review study. This study uses a descriptive method with a literature review approach. The criteria for articles used sources from Scopus, Science Direct, ProQuest, SpringerLink, Google Scholar, Nature, JSTOR, and Emerald Insight. The conclusion in this study found a relationship between the presence of microplastics with human health problems, and the environment so that it is necessary to mitigate against plastic waste pollution such as 3R and substitution of materials.