Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

The rise in the global production of plastics has led to severe concerns about the impacts of
plastics in aquatic environments. Although plastic materials degrade over extreme long …

Plastics are now omnipresent in our daily lives. The existence of microplastics (1 µm to 5 mm
in length) and possibly even nanoplastics (< 1 μm) has recently raised health concerns. In …

The health risks of exposure to 'eco-friendly'biodegradable plastics of anthropogenic origin
and their effects on the gastrointestinal tract are largely unknown. Here we demonstrate that …

Micro/nanoplastics have emerged as global contaminants of serious concern to human and
ecosystem health. However, identification and visualization of microplastics and particularly …

The immense production of plastic polymers combined with their discordancy with nature
has led to vast plastic waste contamination across the geosphere, from the oceans to …

Micro/nanoplastics (MPs) are attracting increasing attention owing to the potential threats
they pose to the sustainability of the environment and the health of living organisms. Thus, a …

Bioplastics offer a promising solution to plastic pollution, however, their production
frequently relies on edible biomass, and their degradation rates remain inadequate. This …

Background The global production and use of plastic materials has increased dramatically
since the 1960s and there is increasing evidence of human health impacts related to …

Microparticles of polyethylene and polypropylene are largely found in aquatic environments
because they are the most produced and persistent plastic materials. Once in biological …