Airborne microplastics: consequences to human health?

JC Prata - Environmental pollution, 2018 - Elsevier
Microplastics have recently been detected in atmospheric fallout in Greater Paris. Due to
their small size, they can be inhaled and may induce lesions in the respiratory system …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics, potential threat to patients with lung diseases

K Lu, D Zhan, Y Fang, L Li, G Chen, S Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Air pollution is one of the major risk factors for lung disease. Microplastics are a ubiquitous
environmental pollutant, both indoors and in outdoor air. Microplastics have also been found …

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 …

Mini-review of microplastics in the atmosphere and their risks to humans

G Chen, Q Feng, J Wang - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Studies of microplastics (MPs) have highlighted their ubiquity in various environments.
Recently, microplastics have been observed in atmospheric fallout collected from some …

[HTML][HTML] First evidence of microplastics isolated in European citizens' lower airway

C Baeza-Martínez, S Olmos, M González-Pleiter… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have been detected in all environmental locations, including the
atmosphere. However, few studies have investigated the presence of airborne MPs in the …

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 …

Presence of airborne microplastics in human lung tissue

LF Amato-Lourenço, R Carvalho-Oliveira… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastics are ubiquitously used by societies, but most of the plastic waste is deposited in
landfills and in the natural environment. Their degradation into submillimetre fragments …

Microplastics in air: are we breathing it in?

J Gasperi, SL Wright, R Dris, F Collard… - Current Opinion in …, 2018 - Elsevier
The annual production of plastic textile fibers has increased by more than 6% per year,
reaching 60 million metric tons, about 16% of world plastic production. The degradation of …

[HTML][HTML] Development of screening criteria for microplastic particles in air and atmospheric deposition: critical review and applicability towards assessing human …

SL Wright, T Gouin, AA Koelmans… - Microplastics and …, 2021 - Springer
Over the last several years there has been an increase in studies reporting the presence of
microplastic particles (MPs) in both indoor and outdoor air. Data reported reflect a variety of …

[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 …