[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in the environment: intake through the food web, human exposure and toxicological effects

C Pironti, M Ricciardi, O Motta, Y Miele, A Proto… - Toxics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recently, studies on microplastics (MPs) have increased rapidly due to the growing
awareness of the potential health risks related to their occurrence. The first part of this review …

[HTML][HTML] Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the environment: occupational and exposure events, effects on human health and fertility

L Montano, C Pironti, G Pinto, M Ricciardi, A Buono… - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the last decade or so, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) garnered renewed attention in
the scientific community due to new evidence pointing at their continued presence in the …

[HTML][HTML] First evidence of microplastics in human urine, a preliminary study of intake in the human body

C Pironti, V Notarstefano, M Ricciardi, O Motta… - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The ubiquitous presence of microplastics (MPs) and their health effects is a recent scientific
topic. However, the investigation of MPs in human/biological matrices has several limitations …

[HTML][HTML] Raman Microspectroscopy evidence of microplastics in human semen

L Montano, E Giorgini, V Notarstefano, T Notari… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The presence of microplastics (MPs) in human fluids and organs is a great concern, since,
as highlighted by recent studies on animal models, they could cause alterations of several …

Application of perovskite oxides and their composites for degrading organic pollutants from wastewater using advanced oxidation processes: Review of the recent …

F Mahmoudi, K Saravanakumar, V Maheskumar… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the recent years, perovskite oxides are gaining an increasing amount of attention owing to
their unique traits such as tunable electronic structures, flexible composition, and eco …

Adsorptive removal of organic pollutants from contaminated waters using zeolitic imidazolate framework Composites: A comprehensive and Up-to-date review

SA Ganiyu, MA Suleiman, WA Al-Amrani… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) and their composites have emerged recently as
attractive tools for several applications including wastewater decontamination. The interest …

Water a major source of endocrine-disrupting chemicals: An overview on the occurrence, implications on human health and bioremediation strategies

A Thacharodi, S Hassan, TA Hegde… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are toxic compounds that occur naturally or are the
output of anthropogenic activities that negatively impact both humans and wildlife. A number …

[HTML][HTML] Steroid hormones in wastewater: Sources, treatments, environmental risks, and regulations

B Almazrouei, D Islayem, F Alskafi, MK Catacutan… - Emerging …, 2023 - Elsevier
Steroid hormones are micropollutants that contaminate the water worldwide and exhibit a
significant threat to human health and the environment even at low concentrations. Steroid …

The impact of endocrine disrupting compounds and carcinogens in wastewater: implications for breast cancer

M du Plessis, C Fourie, W Stone, AM Engelbrecht - Biochimie, 2023 - Elsevier
The incidence of breast cancer is often associated with geographic variation which indicates
that a person's surrounding environment can be an important etiological factor in cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Recycling plastics from WEEE: a review of the environmental and human health challenges associated with brominated flame retardants

C Chaine, AS Hursthouse, B McLean… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) presents the dual characteristic of
containing both hazardous substances and valuable recoverable materials. Mainly found in …