Potential health impact of microplastics: a review of environmental distribution, human exposure, and toxic effects

Y Li, L Tao, Q Wang, F Wang, G Li… - Environment & Health, 2023 - ACS Publications
Microplastics are ubiquitous in the global environment. As a typical emerging pollutant, its
potential health hazards have been widely concerning. In this brief paper, we introduce the …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics: Detection in human samples, cell line studies, and health impacts

D Barceló, Y Picó, AH Alfarhan - Environmental toxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are in all environmental compartments, including atmosphere,
terrestrial, and aquatic environments as well as in marine organisms, foods, drinking water …

Recent insights into uptake, toxicity, and molecular targets of microplastics and nanoplastics relevant to human health impacts

A Khan, Z Jia - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Microplastics and nanoplastics (M-NPLs) are ubiquitous environmentally, chemically, or
mechanically degraded plastic particles. Humans are exposed to M-NPLs of various sizes …

Distribution, characteristics, and risk assessments analysis of microplastics in shore sediments and surface water of Moheshkhali channel of Bay of Bengal …

S Al Nahian, MRJ Rakib, R Kumar, SMB Haider… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution in various ecosystems has gained significant attention across the
globe. Due to ubiquitous abundance, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems at regional scales …

[HTML][HTML] Prenatal and postnatal exposure to polystyrene microplastics induces testis developmental disorder and affects male fertility in mice

T Zhao, L Shen, X Ye, G Bai, C Liao, Z Chen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polystyrene microplastics (PS-MPs) can threaten human health, especially male fertility.
However, most existing studies have focused on the adulthood stage of male reproduction …

From oceans to dinner plates: The impact of microplastics on human health

EC Emenike, CJ Okorie, T Ojeyemi, A Egbemhenghe… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Microplastics, measuring less than 5 mm in diameter, are now found in various
environmental media, including soil, water, and air, and have infiltrated the food chain …

[HTML][HTML] Differently surface-labeled polystyrene nanoplastics at an environmentally relevant concentration induced Crohn's ileitis-like features via triggering intestinal …

D Xu, Y Ma, C Peng, Y Gan, Y Wang, Z Chen… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics (NPs), regarded as the emerging contaminants, can enter and be mostly
accumulated in the digest tract, which pose the potential threat to intestinal health. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Human biomonitoring of microplastics and health implications: A review

G Zuri, A Karanasiou, S Lacorte - Environmental research, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Microplastics (MPs) are plastic particles (< 5 mm) ubiquitous in water,
soil, and air, indicating that humans can be exposed to MPs through ingestion of water and …

Recent innovations in microplastics and nanoplastics removal by coagulation technique: Implementations, knowledge gaps and prospects

I Ali, X Tan, Y Xie, C Peng, J Li, I Naz, Z Duan, P Wan… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) contamination is a worldwide problem
owing to the immense usage of plastic commodities. Thus, the environmental risks by MPs …