Microplastics Contamination in Urban Water System: A Risk Assessment and Mitigation

Microplastics are considered to be pollutants of emerging concernEmerging concern. A systematic method is required since it is a complex issue to attain the overview and negate management solutions that have peripheral outcomes. An important query regarding microplastics is the number of risks they can cause to the urban water systemUrban Water System. No risk assessment is available that considers the diverse properties of microplastics versus the natural particles. Herein, current trends of microplastic risk assessmentRisk assessment are illustrated along with the impact of microplastics on chemical risks in the water system. Risk assessmentRisk assessment frameworks were also summarized which include consistent risk characterization by aligning exposure and effect thresholds. Further in this review, various mitigation strategies were summarized to limit microplastic contaminationContamination in the urban water system. Numerous promising solutions are present for microplastic mitigation, irrespective of preventative actions and treatment depending on the source. The responsibility aimed at respective measures and influence on the entire urban water systemUrban Water System should be considered when developing a management plan for microplastics.