Characteristics of Plastic Pollution in the Environment: A Review

• Published in: Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology Vol. 107; no. 4; pp. 577 - 584
• Main Authors: Li, Penghui, Wang, Xiaodan, Su, Min, Zou, Xiaoyan, Duan, Linlin, Zhang, Hongwu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.10.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aquatic environment; Aquatic Pollution; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Focused Review; human health; Plastic pollution; Plastics; Pollution; Soil Science & Conservation; toxicology; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Wildlife; Persistence; Microplastics; Combined pollution; Diversity; Plastic pollution; Threat

Plastics are ubiquitous in the environment and have become a hot topic in academic circles. Extensive studies have focused on analytical methods, source, abundance, transport, fate, degradation of plastics in the environment and threats to natural surroundings, wildlife or even human health. However...