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Microplastic pollution: threat to Indian river system

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Title Microplastic pollution: threat to Indian river system
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Creator Sarkar DJ
Das Sarkar S
Manna RK
Samanta S
Das BK
 
Subject Microplastics: River Ganga; Pollution parameter; Contaminant; Ecosystem
 
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Recently, there has been global concern about
the occurrence of microplastics (MPs) and their
associated ill effects on natural ecosystems. These MPs
have detrimental effects on the aquatic biota and possible
hazards to human health also. Hence, they have been
included in the class of “contaminant of emerging
concern” (CEC). They are being studied widely in the
marine environment; their sources, fate, and ill-effects to
marine life also. Recently it has been considered that
rivers of the developed and developing countries,
especially India and China, are the biggest sources of
plastic pollution to the marine environment. However,
till now very little data exists on the inland freshwater
ecosystems. This paper reviews the occurrence and
distribution of MPs in the inland open waters of India. It
was found that MPs occurence are heavily studied in
the coastal ecosystem of India. Although, freshwater
ecosystems, like lakes, rivers and reservoirs are not
touched. Only few rivers like Ganga, Netravathi,
Sabarmati are studied for their MPs contamination. The
study in the Ganga river showed that MPs load is less as
compared to other reported rivers. It was also found that
the MPs level in Ganga sediment is correlated with
different pollution parameters viz. total phosphate,
specific conductivity, and BOD.
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Date 2021-09-18T04:26:51Z
2021-09-18T04:26:51Z
2020-02-01
 
Type Article
 
Identifier Sarkar DJ, Das Sarkar S, Manna RK and Das BK (2020). Microplastic pollution: threat to Indian river system. Everyman’s Science, LIV (6): 376-382.
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/64285
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Everyman’s Science