[HTML][HTML] Effects of microplastics on fish and in human health

MS Bhuyan - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Microplastics (MPs) are regarded as a global issue due to their toxicity effects on fish and
humans. Fish is a vital origin of human protein, which is necessary for body growth …

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 …

The potential effects of microplastics on human health: What is known and what is unknown

K Blackburn, D Green - Ambio, 2022 - Springer
Microplastic contamination is ubiquitous in aquatic and terrestrial environments, found in
water, sediments, within organisms and in the atmosphere and the biological effects on …

Single-use plastics: Production, usage, disposal, and adverse impacts

Y Chen, AK Awasthi, F Wei, Q Tan, J Li - Science of the total environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Single-use plastics (SUPs), invented for the modern “throwaway society,” are
intended to be used only once. They are being increasingly produced and used globally …

Microplastics in the environment: a critical overview on its fate, toxicity, implications, management, and bioremediation strategies

A Thacharodi, R Meenatchi, S Hassan… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics are small plastic pieces ranging in size from 1μ to< 5 mm in diameter, are
water-soluble, and can be either primary as they are initially created in small sizes or …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics as an emerging threat to the global environment and human health

S Ghosh, JK Sinha, S Ghosh, K Vashisth, S Han… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, there has been mounting concern about the bearing of microplastics on
human health and the comprehensive natural environment. These particles come from a …

[HTML][HTML] Human health and ocean pollution

PJ Landrigan, JJ Stegeman, LE Fleming… - Annals of global …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Pollution–unwanted waste released to air, water, and land by human activity–is
the largest environmental cause of disease in the world today. It is responsible for an …

Microplastics in the marine environment: Current trends in environmental pollution and mechanisms of toxicological profile

CG Alimba, C Faggio - Environmental toxicology and pharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
The global plastics production has increased from 1.5 million tons in the 1950s to 335
million tons in 2016, with plastics discharged into virtually all components of the …

Bioavailability and toxicity of microplastics to fish species: a review

W Wang, J Ge, X Yu - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2020 - Elsevier
The prevalence of microplastics in aquatic environments has raised concerns about their
availability and risks to aquatic biota. Since fish is an important source of animal protein for …

[HTML][HTML] Marine microplastic debris: An emerging issue for food security, food safety and human health

LGA Barboza, AD Vethaak, BRBO Lavorante… - Marine pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
Recent studies have demonstrated the negative impacts of microplastics on wildlife.
Therefore, the presence of microplastics in marine species for human consumption and the …