Microplastics as carriers of toxic pollutants: Source, transport, and toxicological effects

N Rafa, B Ahmed, F Zohora, J Bakya, S Ahmed… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution has emerged as a new environmental concern due to our reliance on
plastic. Recent years have seen an upward trend in scholarly interest in the topic of …

[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 …

From natural environment to animal tissues: A review of microplastics (nanoplastics) translocation and hazards studies

X Dong, X Liu, Q Hou, Z Wang - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastic (NPs) pollution is a global concern due to the
massive use of plastic products. Although there have been many studies on the treatments …

Microplastics and plastics-associated contaminants in food and beverages; Global trends, concentrations, and human exposure

M Sewwandi, H Wijesekara, AU Rajapaksha… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics has become a global concern due to their ubiquitous presence which poses
unavoidable human exposure risks. Geographical distribution and yearly trends of research …

Immunotoxicity and intestinal effects of nano-and microplastics: a review of the literature

N Hirt, M Body-Malapel - Particle and fibre toxicology, 2020 - Springer
Background Together with poor biodegradability and insufficient recycling, the massive
production and use of plastics have led to widespread environmental contamination by nano …

The ecology of the plastisphere: microbial composition, function, assembly, and network in the freshwater and seawater ecosystems

C Li, L Wang, S Ji, M Chang, L Wang, Y Gan, J Liu - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics provide a unique habitat for microorganisms, forming the plastisphere. Yet the
ecology of the plastisphere, including the microbial composition, functions, assembly …

[HTML][HTML] Micro (nano) plastics sources, fate, and effects: What we know after ten years of research

S Allen, D Allen, S Karbalaei, V Maselli… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The last decade has been transformative for micro (nano) plastic (MnP) research with recent
discoveries revealing the extent and magnitude of MnP pollution, even in the world's most …

Current levels of microplastic pollution impact wild seabird gut microbiomes

G Fackelmann, CK Pham, Y Rodríguez… - Nature ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
Microplastics contaminate environments worldwide and are ingested by numerous species,
whose health is affected in multiple ways. A key dimension of health that may be affected is …

Plastics and the microbiome: impacts and solutions

G Lear, JM Kingsbury, S Franchini, V Gambarini… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Global plastic production has increased exponentially since manufacturing commenced in
the 1950's, including polymer types infused with diverse additives and fillers. While the …

[HTML][HTML] A review on marine plastisphere: biodiversity, formation, and role in degradation

Y Du, X Liu, X Dong, Z Yin - Computational and Structural Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
The pollution of plastic waste has become an increasingly serious environmental crisis.
Recently, plastic has been detected in various kinds of environments, even in human …