Islam Md Raihanul, Ruponti Sumaiya Akter, Rakib Md Abdur, Nguyen Huy Quoc, Mourshed Monjur
Faculty of Agriculture, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, 1706 Bangladesh.
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, Jashore University of Science of Technology, Jashore, 7408 Bangladesh.
Front Environ Sci Eng. 2023;17(6):66. doi: 10.1007/s11783-023-1666-4. Epub 2022 Dec 15.
Plastic is considered one of the most indispensable commodities in our daily life. At the end of life, the huge ever-growing pile of plastic waste (PW) causes serious concerns for our environment, including agricultural farmlands, groundwater quality, marine and land ecosystems, food toxicity and human health hazards. Lack of proper infrastructure, financial backup, and technological advancement turn this hazardous waste plastic management into a serious threat to developing countries, especially for Bangladesh. A comprehensive review of PW generation and its consequences on environment in both global and Bangladesh contexts is presented. The dispersion routes of PW from different sources in different forms (microplastic, macroplastic, nanoplastic) and its adverse effect on agriculture, marine life and terrestrial ecosystems are illustrated in this work. The key challenges to mitigate PW pollution and tackle down the climate change issue is discussed in this work. Moreover, way forward toward the design and implementation of proper PW management strategies are highlighted in this study.
塑料被认为是我们日常生活中最不可或缺的商品之一。在其使用寿命结束时,不断堆积且数量日益庞大的塑料垃圾对我们的环境造成了严重影响,包括农田、地下水质量、海洋和陆地生态系统、食物毒性以及对人类健康的危害。由于缺乏适当的基础设施、资金支持和技术进步,这种危险的废塑料管理对发展中国家,尤其是孟加拉国,构成了严重威胁。本文全面回顾了全球及孟加拉国背景下塑料垃圾的产生及其对环境的影响。阐述了不同来源、不同形式(微塑料、大塑料、纳米塑料)的塑料垃圾的扩散途径及其对农业、海洋生物和陆地生态系统的不利影响。探讨了减轻塑料垃圾污染和应对气候变化问题的关键挑战。此外,本研究还强调了设计和实施适当的塑料垃圾管理策略的未来方向。