Potential human health risks due to environmental exposure to nano-and microplastics and knowledge gaps: A scoping review

A Rahman, A Sarkar, OP Yadav, G Achari… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics are an emerging global environmental contaminant that are affecting multiple
spheres. Despite their ubiquity in all spheres of life and ecology, little is known about the …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in environment: global concern, challenges, and controlling measures

G Lamichhane, A Acharya, R Marahatha… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Plastic pollution in various forms has emerged as the most severe environmental threat.
Small plastic chunks, such as microplastics and nanoplastics derived from primary and …

Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effects

JC Prata, JP da Costa, I Lopes, AC Duarte… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics are ubiquitous environmental contaminants leading to inevitable human
exposure. Even so, little is known about the effects of microplastics in human health. Thus, in …

Micro (nano) plastics: a threat to human health?

M Revel, A Châtel, C Mouneyrac - Current Opinion in Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
The presence and effects of plastic debris is increasingly investigated. The majority of
studies focuses on microplastics (MPs), but few reports suggest that plastic fragments in the< …

Microplastics and human health: Integrating pharmacokinetics

JC Prata - Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Microplastics are widespread contaminants leading to environmental exposure. While
studies on the prevalence in human tissues have multiplied, little is known about their …

Effects of microplastics and nanoplastics on marine environment and human health

SS Sana, LK Dogiparthi, L Gangadhar… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Microplastics (MPs) with an average size of less than 5 mm, along with nanoplastics (NPs) of
an average size of fewer than 0.1 μm are the result of huge plastic waste fragmentation or …

[HTML][HTML] To waste or not to waste: questioning potential health risks of micro-and nanoplastics with a focus on their ingestion and potential carcinogenicity

ES Gruber, V Stadlbauer, V Pichler… - Exposure and …, 2023 - Springer
Micro-and nanoplastics (MNPs) are recognized as emerging contaminants, especially in
food, with unknown health significance. MNPs passing through the gastrointestinal tract …

Microplastics and nanoplastics: emerging contaminants in food

Q Liu, Z Chen, Y Chen, F Yang, W Yao… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
As current concerns about food safety issues around the world are still relatively serious,
more and more food safety issues have become the focus of people's attention. What's more …

Microplastic toxicity in aquatic organisms and aquatic ecosystems: a review

MRJ Rakib, A Sarker, K Ram, MG Uddin… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2023 - Springer
Microplastics are pervasive pollutants and have been found in all environmental
compartments globally, including aquatic ecosystems. Ingestion and trophic transfer of …

Potential health impact of environmentally released micro-and nanoplastics in the human food production chain: experiences from nanotoxicology

H Bouwmeester, PCH Hollman… - Environmental science & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
High concentrations of plastic debris have been observed in the oceans. Much of the recent
concern has focused on microplastics in the marine environment. Recent studies of the size …