Advancing Marine Ecosystem Sustainability Through Microplastic Pollution Mitigation
A Special Issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050) belonging to the section "Sustainable Oceans".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 6 January 2027 | Viewed by 2783
Editors
Interests: microplastic toxicity; bioremediation; marine pollution mitigation; plastic degradation strategies; environmental remediation technologies; marine ecosystem health; pollution impact assessment
Interests: environmental sustainability; SDGs; ESG
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Marine ecosystems play a vital role in maintaining global biodiversity, regulating climate systems, and ensuring food security. However, these ecosystems face growing threats from microplastic pollution—a widespread environmental problem stemming from the breakdown of larger plastics and direct industrial sources. Microplastics penetrate marine food chains, compromise species health, and disrupt habitat conditions, ultimately threatening ecological stability. In addition to environmental impacts, microplastic contamination endangers human health through seafood consumption and weakens the economic viability of fisheries and coastal tourism.
The complexity and persistence of microplastic pollution stem from its multiple sources and its interactions with other environmental stressors, including chemical pollutants and climate change. Traditional waste management practices and linear consumption patterns have proven inadequate to address this issue. Consequently, there is an urgent need for innovative solutions—such as advanced filtration systems, enhanced plastic lifecycle management, policy reforms, and community-led initiatives. These approaches must integrate ecological, technological, and socio-economic considerations to secure the long-term sustainability of marine ecosystems.
This Special Issue aims to connect existing knowledge gaps by promoting interdisciplinary research focused on the causes, consequences, and potential solutions to microplastic pollution. Through promoting scientific insights and implementing practical strategies, it seeks to contribute to global initiatives for cleaner and more resilient marine ecosystems.
Aim of this Special Issue
This aim of this Special Issue is to improve understanding and establish useful strategies for reducing microplastic pollution in order to protect marine ecosystems. Contributions that address innovative technologies, legislative frameworks, ecological assessments, and socioeconomic policies that collectively tackle this global issue are encouraged. This issue aims to produce practical insights and technologies that assist sustainable marine resources and healthier oceans by fostering interdisciplinary collaboration.
Dr. Layla Hazeem
Dr. Abdulkarim Hasan Rashed
Dr. Suad Ahmed Rashdan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microplastic pollution
- marine ecosystem sustainability
- plastic lifecycle management
- ocean conservation
- environmental policy
- pollution mitigation strategies
- marine biodiversity
- climate change interactions
- socio-economic impacts
- innovative filtration technologies
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