Plastic Pollutions in Aquatic Environment- A Review
Y. M. Mohammed *
Department of Biological Sciences, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai Niger State, Nigeria.
M. Hadizat
Department of Biological Sciences, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai Niger State, Nigeria and Department of Biological Sciences, Federal Polytechnic Bida Niger State, Nigeria.
M. A. Umar
Department of Physics, Federal Polytechnic Bida Niger State, Nigeria.
Y. Ibrahim
National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research New-Bussa Niger State, Nigeria.
H. Mohammed
Department of Science and Laboratory Technology, Federal Polytechnic DamaturuYobe State, Nigeria.
I. M. Ibrahim
Department of Biological Sciences, Nile Univeresity of Nigeria Abuja Nigeria.
A. S. Muhammad
Department of Animal Biology, Federal University of Technology Minna Niger State, Nigeria.
Y. Umar
Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology Minna Niger State, Nigeria.
H. Kanki
Department of Biochemistry, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai Niger state, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems is a growing environmental concern, as it has the potential to harm ecology, imperil aquatic organisms and cost ecological damage. Although rivers and other freshwater environments are known to play an important role in carrying land-based plastic trash to the world's seas, riverine ecosystems are also directly impacted by plastic pollution. A detailed understanding of the origin, movement, fate, and effects of riverine plastic waste is critical for better quantifying worldwide plastic pollution transport and effectively reducing sources and dangers. In this review, we emphasize the current scientific state of plastic debris in rivers, as well as the existing knowledge gaps, providing a basic overview of plastics and the types of polymers commonly found in rivers and the threat they bring to aquatic ecosystems. We also go through the origins and fates of riverine plastics, as well as the mechanisms and factors that affect plastic debris transit and spatiotemporal variation. We give an overview of riverine plastic transport monitoring and modeling activities, as well as examples of typical values from throughout the world. Finally, we discuss what the future holds for riverine plastic research.
Keywords: Plastic, pollution, aquatic ecosystem, effect.