Abstract
Microplastics pollution is major threat to ecosystems and is impacting abiotic and biotic components. Microplastics are diverse and highly complex contaminants that transport other contaminants and microbes. Current methods to remove microplastics include biodegradation, incineration, landfilling, and recycling. Here we review microplastics with focus on sources, toxicity, and biodegradation. We discuss the role of algae, fungi, bacteria in the biodegradation, and we present biotechnological methods to enhance degradation, e.g., gene editing tools and bioinformatics.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1787-1810 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Environmental Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 8 Feb 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Authors sincerely apologize to colleagues/researchers whose work could not be discussed and cited in this manuscript due to space limitations. The authors are thankful to their respective departments/institutes for providing space and other necessary facilities which helped to draft this manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Funding
Authors sincerely apologize to colleagues/researchers whose work could not be discussed and cited in this manuscript due to space limitations. The authors are thankful to their respective departments/institutes for providing space and other necessary facilities which helped to draft this manuscript.
Keywords
- Biodegradation
- Biotechnological interventions
- CRISPR
- Incineration
- Microplastic degrading microorganisms
- Microplastics
- Synthetic biology