Mains Question:
Q1. Examine micro plastic’s impact on agroecosystem components and potential effects on the food chain. (150 words)
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Approach
- Introduction- brief about micro plastics (sized < 5 µm) and its widespread presence
- List Microplastic factors
- increasing anthropogenic activities, tiny sizes, ubiquity, sheer volume, and composite chemicals
- Impact on food chain
- alters plant's growth and developments
- blocks organisms’ digestive/roots system
- vectors of toxic compounds
- disrupts the activities of microbial decomposers and nutrient cycles
- reduce food yields
- impact the food chain components negatively, food security, and human health
- Required measures
- alternative solutions for microplastic abatement (bio-based plastics and remedial biotechnologies)
- need to promulgate laws that mitigate the plastic problem
- Wrap up your answer with a way forward
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