[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 …

Microplastics in human samples: Recent advances, hot-spots, and analytical challenges

G Malafaia, D Barceló - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Given the rapid advancement of microplastic (MP) contamination studies, we present a
comprehensive review in which the studies that identified and characterized MPs in human …

Detection and characterization of microplastics in the human testis and semen

Q Zhao, L Zhu, J Weng, Z Jin, Y Cao, H Jiang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The health risk of microplastics (MPs) is a growing global concern. Evidence of reproductive
health damage caused by the accumulation of MPs in males is still lacking. In the present …

Occurrence of microplastics in tap and bottled water, and food packaging: A narrative review on current knowledge

MI Muhib, MK Uddin, MM Rahman… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, microplastic has been detected in many environmental samples, including
aquatic and terrestrial environments. However, few studies recently have addressed their …

[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 …

The association between microplastics and microbiota in placentas and meconium: the first evidence in humans

S Liu, X Liu, J Guo, R Yang, H Wang… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Pregnancy and infancy are vulnerable times for detrimental environmental exposures.
However, the exposure situation of microplastics (MPs) for mother–infant pairs and the …

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 …

Overview of analytical methods for the determination of microplastics: Current status and trends

H Dong, X Wang, X Niu, J Zeng, Y Zhou… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics have attracted increasing attention in recent years due to their ubiquitous
presence in the environment. However, there is a lack of published work giving a full …

Microplastics in aquaculture systems: occurrence, ecological threats and control strategies

C Miao, J Zhang, R Jin, T Li, Y Zhao, M Shen - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
With the intensification of microplastic pollution globally, aquaculture environments also face
risks of microplastic contamination through various pathways such as plastic fishing gear …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal trends in microplastic accumulation in placentas from pregnancies in Hawaiʻi

RB Weingrill, MJ Lee, P Benny, J Riel, K Saiki… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics are created for commercial use, are shed from textiles, or result from the
breakdown of larger plastic items. Recent reports have shown that microplastics accumulate …