Microplastic contamination is a new major contaminant that is pervasive in freshwater and marine environments and poses a serious threat to all living things worldwide. Microplastics are composed of several chemicals and should be less than 5 mm in size. According to the World Economic Forum, plastic would weigh more than fish in the world’s waters by 2050. Overproduction and usage of plastics result in the disposal of plastic waste, which further breaks down into microplastics. The amount of microplastics will keep growing daily and eventually lead to significant microplastic pollution in aquatic habitats. Microplastics were consumed by living things either directly from contaminated water or indirectly through a contaminated food chain. The pollution caused by microplastics has an impact on human health, fisheries, plants, animals, tourism, economics, and marine aesthetics. Worldwide, microplastic contamination is occurring in a variety of everyday products, including clothing, cosmetics, personal care products, synthetic fabrics, plastic bags, and bottles. Human activities, agricultural operations, hospital wastewater, and trash from residential buildings are some of the ways that these contaminants reach the environment. Through a variety of factors, including electrostatic, partition effects, hydrophobic, van der Waals forces, non-covalent, and microporous, microplastics can work with the pollutants that are already present in the environment by adsorbing them onto their surfaces. The process has an impact on the ecosystem and slows down the breakdown of contaminants. This paper review focuses on the microplastic sources, pollution, control and its impact in the aquatic environment.