Plastic litters have become the predominant components of marine debris due to extensive
consumption plastics and mismanagement of plastic wastes. As part of the problem …

Nanoplastics are associated with several risks to the ecology and toxicity to humans.
Nanoplastics are synthetic polymers with dimensions ranging from 1 nm to 1 μm. They are …

Micro and nanoplastics are fragments with dimensions less than a millimeter invading all
terrestrial and marine environments. They have become a major global environmental issue …

Microplastics contamination is widespread in the environment leading to the exposure of
both humans and other biota. While most studies overemphasize direct toxicity of …

Nanoplastics are drawing a significant attention as a result of their propensity to spread
across the environment and pose a threat to all organisms. The presence of nanoplastics in …

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, used face masks have increasingly littered the
environment and are causes for concern since they are commonly made of plastics such as …

Microplastics are widespread contaminants leading to environmental exposure. While
studies on the prevalence in human tissues have multiplied, little is known about their …

The fragmentation of plastic materials into nanoparticles of less than 1000 nm (secondary
nanoplastics) and their possible accumulation in the environment is a recent matter of …

The production and use of plastics has constantly increased over the last 30 years. Over one
third of the plastics is used in disposables, which are discarded within three years of their …

We compare the toxicity of microplastics, microfibres and nanoplastics on mussels. Mussels
(Mytilus spp.) were exposed to 500 ng mL-1 of 20 μm polystyrene microplastics, 10× 30 μm …