Microplastics Pollution in Chile: Current Situation and Future Prospects

Millions of tons of plastics enter wild habitats, especially the oceans, every year. Despite extensive efforts, this amount is predicted to increase over in the near future, leading to a catastrophic damage to the environment. Small plastic fragments, including microplastics, are currently widely di...

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Autores principales:	Esteban Paredes-Osses, Karla Pozo, Andrés Opazo-Capurro, Paulina Bahamonde, Jaime R. Cabrera-Pardo
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	microplastics chemical pollution microbial communities trojan effect Chile Environmental sciences GE1-350
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/8439c4386b654726a5c921a00284e53d
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8439c4386b654726a5c921a00284e53d2021-12-01T01:41:06ZMicroplastics Pollution in Chile: Current Situation and Future Prospects2296-665X10.3389/fenvs.2021.796989https://doaj.org/article/8439c4386b654726a5c921a00284e53d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2021.796989/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-665XMillions of tons of plastics enter wild habitats, especially the oceans, every year. Despite extensive efforts, this amount is predicted to increase over in the near future, leading to a catastrophic damage to the environment. Small plastic fragments, including microplastics, are currently widely distributed in different environments and contribute significantly to pollution of the oceans. This problem is particularly poignant in Chile, a country with more than 4,000 km of coastline along the Pacific Ocean home to diverse environments, industrial activities and unique biodiversity. In this review, we compile information regarding microplastics pollution in Chilean environments in terms of transport, distribution and bioaccumulation along the country, societal actions such as environmental policies and education to tackle the plastic problem, and the Trojan effect associated with it. Finally, we identify critical scientific gaps, such as the transport of harmful chemicals and microbial communities associated, and define potential future research directions.Esteban Paredes-OssesEsteban Paredes-OssesKarla PozoKarla PozoAndrés Opazo-CapurroAndrés Opazo-CapurroPaulina BahamondeJaime R. Cabrera-PardoJaime R. Cabrera-PardoFrontiers Media S.A.articlemicroplasticschemical pollutionmicrobial communitiestrojan effectChileEnvironmental sciencesGE1-350ENFrontiers in Environmental Science, Vol 9 (2021)
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description	Millions of tons of plastics enter wild habitats, especially the oceans, every year. Despite extensive efforts, this amount is predicted to increase over in the near future, leading to a catastrophic damage to the environment. Small plastic fragments, including microplastics, are currently widely distributed in different environments and contribute significantly to pollution of the oceans. This problem is particularly poignant in Chile, a country with more than 4,000 km of coastline along the Pacific Ocean home to diverse environments, industrial activities and unique biodiversity. In this review, we compile information regarding microplastics pollution in Chilean environments in terms of transport, distribution and bioaccumulation along the country, societal actions such as environmental policies and education to tackle the plastic problem, and the Trojan effect associated with it. Finally, we identify critical scientific gaps, such as the transport of harmful chemicals and microbial communities associated, and define potential future research directions.
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author	Esteban Paredes-Osses Esteban Paredes-Osses Karla Pozo Karla Pozo Andrés Opazo-Capurro Andrés Opazo-Capurro Paulina Bahamonde Jaime R. Cabrera-Pardo Jaime R. Cabrera-Pardo
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title	Microplastics Pollution in Chile: Current Situation and Future Prospects
title_short	Microplastics Pollution in Chile: Current Situation and Future Prospects
title_full	Microplastics Pollution in Chile: Current Situation and Future Prospects
title_fullStr	Microplastics Pollution in Chile: Current Situation and Future Prospects
title_full_unstemmed	Microplastics Pollution in Chile: Current Situation and Future Prospects
title_sort	microplastics pollution in chile: current situation and future prospects
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Microplastics Pollution in Chile: Current Situation and Future Prospects

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