Ecotoxicity of Microplastics
A special issue of Environments (ISSN 2076-3298).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 260
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Interests: climate change mitigation and adaptation; phytoremediation; emerging pollutants; plastic pollution
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Dear Colleagues,
Microplastics are ubiquitous and enduring in our environment. They exist in oceans, rivers, soil, and even airborne particles. Due to their diminutive size, they can penetrate ecosystems readily and persist for extended durations, posing a long-lasting environmental challenge. Microplastics infiltrate the food chain, affecting species across all levels, from microscopic organisms to top predators. When small organisms ingest microplastics, they can transfer this contamination up the food chain, eventually impacting larger animals and even humans, who depend on these species for sustenance. By comprehending their ecotoxicity, we can assess the extent of the harm they inflict on ecosystems over time and their impacts on human food sources.
This special issue welcomes research or review papers exploring or critically presenting the detrimental impacts of microplastics across different environmental systems, including land and water ecosystems. Its scope also includes (1) how microplastics are introduced into the environment, their persistence within various ecosystems, and their effects on biodiversity; (2) the potential toxicity of microplastics to a diverse array of life forms, encompassing microorganisms, invertebrates, fish, and land animals, (3) their toxicity mechanisms such as physical harm, chemical leaching, and bioaccumulation, and (4) evaluation of their long-term effects on food webs and ecosystem health.
Prof. Dr. Kuok Ho Daniel Tang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- harmful effects of microplastics on ecosystems
- exposure of different organisms to microplastics
- microplastic persistence within various ecosystems
- microplastic toxicity to different organisms
- microplastic risks to food webs and ecosystem health
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