author(s)
Abhijit Choudhury, Raktim Sarmah, Sarada Kanta Bhagabati, Rajdeep Dutta, Sangipran Baishya, Simanku Borah, Hemanta Pokhrel, Lawonu Prasad Mudoi, Bubul Sainary and Kankana Borah

abstract
The presence of micro plastics in the environment is increasingly reported and has been recognized as a potential pollutant that may adversely affect aquatic environment and cause potential risk to the health of aquatic ecosystems. Micro plastics contain a mixture of chemicals added during manufacture, the so-called additives, and efficiently sorb (adsorb or absorb) persistent bio accumulative and toxic contaminants (PBTs) from the environment. Micro plastic contamination in aquatic environments will tend to increase in the future because at present there is a huge knowledge gap on the occurrence of micro plastic pollution in aquatic environments and their possible effects on the ecosystem. Currently there are no reliable methods available for the observation and quantification of micro or nano plastics in aquatic environments and organisms. Micro plastic contamination of aquatic environments will continue to increase in the foreseeable future and at present there are significant knowledge gaps on the occurrence in aquatic environments and organisms of the smaller sized micro plastics (less than 150 μm), and their possible effects on seafood safety.