The Mekong River Basin faces a critical threat from plastic pollution,particularly microplastics (MPs) and contaminants of emergingconcern (CECs). Alarmingly, the Mekong River is among the largestcontributors to global marine plastic pollution, accounting forapproximately 95% of the plastics entering the world's oceans.Despite the scale of this environmental challenge, comprehensiveresearch remains limited.To address this urgent issue, a three-year project titled "Investigation of Microplastics, Contaminants of Emerging Concern, Their Risk Assessment, and Management for Fishery and Aquaculture in the Mekong River Basin" is proposed.
