Microplastics are small plastic particles that come from the degradation of plastics,
ubiquitous in nature and therefore affect both wildlife and humans. They have been detected …

Microplastics are an emerging global environmental contaminant that are affecting multiple
spheres. Despite their ubiquity in all spheres of life and ecology, little is known about the …

Microplastics are ubiquitous environmental contaminants leading to inevitable human
exposure. Even so, little is known about the effects of microplastics in human health. Thus, in …

Awareness of microplastic pollution in aquatic environments increased strongly during the
last decade. Environmental monitoring studies detected microplastic items in every tested …

In recent years, plastic waste has become a universally significant environmental problem.
Ingestion of food and water contaminated with microplastics is the main route of human …

Microplastics, whether originating directly from industrial and household products or from the
degradation of larger plastics, are currently of intense global concern. These particles are …

Different shapes of microplastics are widely detected in the environment and organisms and
most of them remain in the gut. However, the influences of shapes on the bioaccumulation …

Microplastics (MPs) are new environmental pollutants and have received widespread
attention in recent years, but the toxicity of the MPs remains to be fully elucidated. To explore …

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 …

The prevalence of microplastic debris in aquatic ecosystems as a result of anthropogenic
activity has received worldwide attention. Although extensive research has reported …