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Microplastics Formation, Distribution, Impact, and Mitigation Strategy: A Review Yohanna Indriyani; Rustam Efendi
SEAS (Sustainable Environment Agricultural Science) Vol. 9 No. 2 (2025)
Publisher : Warmadewa University Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22225/seas.9.2.11980.93-105

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The use of plastics in this modern era has become an inevitable necessity, due to its favorable properties such as lightweight, corrosion resistance, good plasticity and flexibility, thermal and electrical insulation, and low cost. Unfortunately, the production and use of plastics, which is increasing year by year, is being realized more as a hazard to the environment and living beings, especially due to microplastic contamination. Microplastics, defined as plastics less than 5 mm in size and the result of abiotic and biotic degradation of plastic polymers, have been reported to pollute various aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, and are found in various plants, animals, and human tissues, as well as biological samples. The global concern for microplastic contamination makes it important to have an understanding of how microplastics are formed in the environment and what mitigation strategies can be done. This paper reviews recent articles on issues related to microplastics from the Scopus database, Google Scholars, and other web sources from the period covering 2017-2024, and focuses on understanding the formation of microplastics in the environment, microplastics in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems (sources, distribution, and environmental impacts), the impacts of microplastics on living organisms (plants, fauna, and human health), and microplastics mitigation strategies.
Trends in the Research of Microplastics Related to Indonesia: A Bibliometric Approach Yohanna Indriyani; Rustam Efendi
SEAS (Sustainable Environment Agricultural Science) Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Warmadewa University Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22225/seas.10.1.13762.82-96

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Microplastic pollution has become a serious concern at the local and global levels, due to its harmful impact on the environment and living beings. This problem has also attracted attention among Indonesian researchers and has become the topic of extensive study and scientific research. A bibliometric approach has been conducted to map 328 published articles related to microplastics research in Indonesia from the Scopus database during 2010-2023, in terms of annual publication growth, research hotspots, etc. This study also presented the inventory of microplastic abundance in various terrestrial and aquatic environments in Indonesia, as a warning of how polluted our environment is by microplastics, so that it can receive greater attention. In Indonesia, research related to microplastics began to receive attention in 2016, and the year 2019 marked a higher interest in this topic. This study also revealed that microplastics studies in Indonesia mainly focused on (1) studies related to microplastics contamination (abundance, distribution, type of microplastics, etc.) in various aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, (2) impact of microplastics on plant, animal, and human health, and (3) biodegradation of microplastics. The last topic is less studied than the other two, opening up opportunities for more intensive studies in the future. This is because Indonesia is one of the mega-biodiversity countries, which holds potential indigenous microbes and meso-fauna for microplastic degradation.