Sorensen Lisbet

Introduction Click to copy section linkSection link copied! The widespread proliferation of plastics has led to an alarming increase in plastic waste, much of which ends up in the oceans. This waste undergoes fragmentation into micro- and nanoplastics, (1) which pose significant environmental and health risks due to their ability to cross physiological barriers and disrupt biological functions. (2−4) Plastic became one of the first sources of ocean pollution from human industrial production.