A Review of the Current State of Microplastic Pollution in South Asian Countries

Microplastic contamination has become a concerning topic of study in recent decades. This review discusses the development microplastic pollution based on selection South Asian countries consisting Bangladesh, Iran, Philippines, Thailand, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The condition related to abundance found various environments as well presence microplastics food air, is covered this review. Several reports that drinking water sourced from taps was have about 83% particles year 2017 results 14 nations, 2018, 260 bodies for human consumption 11 were 93% particles. Micro debris seas oceans worldwide predicted be at an amount 236,000 metric tons statistical report. A mean value 30 micro per liter glacier recovered top Mount Everest, whereas 2200 small discovered deep waters Mariana Trench. main are severely microplastic-contaminated water-based places such rivers, estuaries, beaches. items, tea bags, sugar, shrimp paste, salt packets, been reported. In terms impacts environment, includes ingestion by aquatic creatures environments. terrestrial relate sinking into soil, leading alteration physicochemical parameters soil. Meanwhile, atmospheric environment include settling external animals humans.