Migration and Degradation of Microplastic in Fresh Water and Terrestrial Environment
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 315
Special Issue Editor
Interests: distribution of microplastic in environment; migration of microplastics; environmental behavior of heavy metals
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Dear Colleagues,
Microplastics are distributed in different environmental media, including air, water, and soil; they have a small particle size, large specific surface area, and wide distribution; and exist in the natural environment for a long time. Thus, microplastics are known as important carriers of other pollutants, such as persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals. Meanwhile, microplastics are easily ingested by organisms, and the accumulative effects of microplastics in the food chain will eventually cause unpredictable harm to human health and potential risks to the ecosystem. Although microplastics were first found in the marine environment, previous studies expressed that microplastics in the ocean are mainly derived from land. Fresh water and soil also play a crucial role in transporting microplastics from inland areas to oceans. Therefore, the migration and degradation of microplastic in fresh water and terrestrial environments should be investigated.
This Special Issue aims to present the fate of microplastics in fresh water and terrestrial environments, and to produce insights on the migration processes and degradation potential of microplastics. This Special Issue focuses on but is not limited to topics such as the occurrence and distribution of microplastics in fresh water and terrestrial environments, the fate of microplastics and plastic additives in the environment, the degradation of waste plastics in fresh water and terrestrial environments, the migration of microplastics in multi-media environments, the degradation mechanisms of biodegradable plastics in natural environments, interactions between microplastics and other pollutants (heavy metals, endocrine-disruptor compounds, or other organic pollutants), microplastics in the food chain, and the risk assessment of microplastics in fresh water and terrestrial environment.
Dr. Jianxin Fan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microplastic
- migration
- degradation
- fate
- freshwater
- terrestrial environment
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