In recent years, there has been mounting concern about the bearing of microplastics on
human health and the comprehensive natural environment. These particles come from a …

Key Points Health Effects of Fossil Fuel–Derived Endocrine Disruptors Pollution is the
leading cause of premature death globally. Fossil fuels contribute to chemical pollution …

Why a thoroughly updated and revised second edition of this book about theories of disease
distribution, in past and present societal and ecological context? Because the lived realities …

Sunlight transforms plastic into water-soluble products, the potential toxicity of which
remains unresolved, particularly for vertebrate animals. We evaluated acute toxicity and …

Plastics are complex chemical mixtures of polymers and various intentionally and
nonintentionally added substances. Despite the well-established links between certain …

The recently updated Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the Infectious
Diseases Society of America, and the Association of Professionals in Infection Control …

In recent years, microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) have caused ubiquitous
environmental pollution and raised widespread concern about their potential toxicity to …

Microplastics are created for commercial use, are shed from textiles, or result from the
breakdown of larger plastic items. Recent reports have shown that microplastics accumulate …

Plastic forms, including plastiglomerate, pyroplastic, plasticrusts, anthropoquinas,
plastistone and plastitar, were recorded worldwide. These plastic forms derive from …

The increasing production of plastic products and generation of plastic waste have had
increasingly negative environmental impacts. Although recycling could reduce plastic …