[HTML][HTML] The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on plastics and human health

PJ Landrigan, H Raps, M Cropper, C Bald… - Annals of Global …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …

Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity of microplastics in the human body and health implications

P Wu, S Lin, G Cao, J Wu, H Jin, C Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs;< 5 mm) in the biosphere draws public concern about their
potential health impacts. Humans are potentially exposed to MPs via ingestion, inhalation …

Microplastics and associated contaminants in the aquatic environment: A review on their ecotoxicological effects, trophic transfer, and potential impacts to human …

W Huang, B Song, J Liang, Q Niu, G Zeng… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The microplastic pollution and related ecological impacts in the aquatic environment have
attracted global attention over the past decade. Microplastics can be ingested by aquatic …

Immunotoxicity and intestinal effects of nano-and microplastics: a review of the literature

N Hirt, M Body-Malapel - Particle and fibre toxicology, 2020 - Springer
Background Together with poor biodegradability and insufficient recycling, the massive
production and use of plastics have led to widespread environmental contamination by nano …

A review of microplastics in table salt, drinking water, and air: direct human exposure

Q Zhang, EG Xu, J Li, Q Chen, L Ma… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ubiquity of microplastics in aquatic and terrestrial environments and related ecological
impacts have gained global attention. Microplastics have been detected in table salt …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics and seafood: lower trophic organisms at highest risk of contamination

C Walkinshaw, PK Lindeque, R Thompson… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastic debris is a prevalent global pollutant that poses a risk to marine organisms and
ecological processes. It is also suspected to pose a risk to marine food security; however …

Microplastic fallout in different indoor environments

Q Zhang, Y Zhao, F Du, H Cai, G Wang… - Environmental science & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Microplastics in the air have gradually attracted our attention in recent years; however,
temporal and spatial trends of microplastics in indoor air are rarely discussed. In the present …

Microplastic contamination of seafood intended for human consumption: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Danopoulos, LC Jenner, M Twiddy… - Environmental Health …, 2020 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Microplastics (MPs) have contaminated all compartments of the marine
environment including biota such as seafood; ingestion from such sources is one of the two …

Global distribution of microplastics and its impact on marine environment—a review

N Ajith, S Arumugam, S Parthasarathy… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Microplastics are the major environmental health hazards spotted in almost all the marine
habitats and biota of world. The earlier research on microplastics have mainly focused on …

Microplastics in the edible tissues of shellfishes sold for human consumption

DB Daniel, PM Ashraf, SN Thomas, KT Thomson - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics in seafood are an emerging area of seafood safety concern. In this study, we
investigated the presence of microplastics (100 μm–5 mm) in the edible tissues of four …