An emerging class of air pollutants: potential effects of microplastics to respiratory human health?

LF Amato-Lourenço, L dos Santos Galvão… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
It is increasingly recognized that the ubiquity of convenient single-use plastic has resulted in
a global plastic pollution challenge, with substantial environmental and health …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in the urban atmosphere: Sources, occurrences, distribution, and potential health implications

A Jahandari - Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Urbanization itself is a major and furthermost imperative contributor to the release of
microplastics into the environments. As cities grow and develop, more plastic products are …

Getting health hazards of inhaled nano/microplastics into focus: Expectations and challenges

G Cao, Z Cai - Environmental Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Microplastics (< 5 mm in diameter, including< 1 μm nanosized plastics) have been
ubiquitously detected in marine, freshwater, terrestrial, and atmospheric systems since 2004 …

[HTML][HTML] Atmospheric microplastic and nanoplastic: The toxicological paradigm on the cellular system

A Choudhury, FZ Simnani, D Singh, P Patel… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for plastic in our daily lives has led to global plastic pollution. The
improper disposal of plastic has resulted in a massive amount of atmospheric microplastics …

Atmospheric micro (nano) plastics: future growing concerns for human health

MA Bhat, K Gedik, EO Gaga - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2023 - Springer
Plastics are an integral but largely inconspicuous part of daily human routines. The present
review paper uses cross-disciplinary scientific literature to examine and assess the possible …

Microplastics as an emerging source of particulate air pollution: A critical review

S Sridharan, M Kumar, L Singh, NS Bolan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Accumulation of plastic litter exerts pressure on the environment. Microplastics (MPs)
pollution has become a universal challenge due to the overexploitation of plastic products …

Airborne microplastics: a narrative review of potential effects on the human respiratory system

U Vattanasit, J Kongpran, A Ikeda - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
There has been growing evidence showing the widespread of airborne microplastics
(AMPs) in many regions of the world, raising concerns about their impact on human health …

A review of atmospheric microplastics pollution: In-depth sighting of sources, analytical methods, physiognomies, transport and risks

J Munyaneza, Q Jia, FA Qaraah, MF Hossain… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Micro-sized plastics were first examined for atmospheric environment in 2016. From then on,
they have been detected in both indoor and outdoor atmospheric samples, with indoor …

Does microplastic really represent a threat? A review of the atmospheric contamination sources and potential impacts

SN Akanyange, X Lyu, X Zhao, X Li, Y Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are regarded as one of the major atmospheric contaminants that have
gained wide attention across the globe in the current dispensation. Airborne MPs have been …

Characterization of microplastics in indoor and ambient air in northern New Jersey

Y Yao, M Glamoclija, A Murphy, Y Gao - Environmental research, 2022 - Elsevier
Airborne microplastics (MPs) could have negative impacts on human health and pollute
water, soil, and sediment. This study explored the distributions, compositions, and …