A novel circular approach to analyze the challenges associated with micro-nano plastics and their sustainable remediation techniques

The mismanagement of consumer-discarded plastic waste (CDPW) has raised global environmental concerns about climate change. The COVID-19 outbreak has generated ∼1.6 million tons of plastic waste per day in the form of personal protective equipment (masks, gloves, face shields, and sanitizer bottles). These plastic wastes are either combustible or openly dumped in aquatic and terrestrial environments. Open dumping upsurges emerging contaminants like micro-nano plastics (MNPs) that directly enter the ecosystem and cause severe impacts on flora and fauna. Therefore, it has become an utmost priority to determine sustainable technologies that can degrade or treat MNPs from the environment. The present review assesses the sources and impacts of MNPs, various challenges, and issues associated with their remediation techniques. Accordingly, a novel sustainable circular model is recommended to increase the degradation efficiency of MNPs using biochemical and biological methods. It is also concluded that the proposed model does not only overcome environmental issues but also provides a sustainable secondary resource to meet the sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

Enthalten in:

Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering - 58(2023), 7 vom: 07., Seite 694-705

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mssr, Tejaswini [VerfasserIn]
Pathak, Pankaj [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Lakhveer [VerfasserIn]
Raj, Deep [VerfasserIn]
Gupta, D K [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bio-chemical methods
Bio-remediation
Journal Article
Micro-nano plastics
Microplastics
Plastics
Review
Secondary resource
Sustainable development goals

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Date Completed 20.06.2023

Date Revised 20.06.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/10934529.2023.2208507

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356540332