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 …

Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity of microplastics in the human body and health implications

P Wu, S Lin, G Cao, J Wu, H Jin, C Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs;< 5 mm) in the biosphere draws public concern about their
potential health impacts. Humans are potentially exposed to MPs via ingestion, inhalation …

Microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment: Macroscopic transport and effects on creatures

D Huang, J Tao, M Cheng, R Deng, S Chen… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Industrial progress has brought us an important polymer material, ie plastic. Because of
mass production and use, and improper management and disposal, plastic pollution has …

A review: Research progress on microplastic pollutants in aquatic environments

Y Tang, Y Liu, Y Chen, W Zhang, J Zhao, S He… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous problems of microplastics in waters are receiving global attention as
microplastics can harm aquatic organisms, and finally can accumulate in the human body …

Reproductive toxicity of polystyrene microplastics: In vivo experimental study on testicular toxicity in mice

B Hou, F Wang, T Liu, Z Wang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPS) are widespread in our environment and have a potential impact on the
reproductive development of humans and mammals. In this study, we evaluated the effect of …

Systematic toxicity evaluation of polystyrene nanoplastics on mice and molecular mechanism investigation about their internalization into Caco-2 cells

D Xu, Y Ma, X Han, Y Chen - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
There is a growing concern regarding the toxic effects of nanoplastics (NPs) on aquatic and
marine organism, while relatively few studies about their toxicity evaluation on mammals are …

Activities of microplastics (MPs) in agricultural soil: a review of MPs pollution from the perspective of agricultural ecosystems

T Jin, J Tang, H Lyu, L Wang, AB Gillmore… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Microplastics are emerging persistent pollutants which have attracted increasing attention
worldwide. Although microplastics have been widely detected in aquatic environments, their …

Recent advances on the transport of microplastics/nanoplastics in abiotic and biotic compartments

D Huang, H Chen, M Shen, J Tao, S Chen, L Yin… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastics enter the environment and break up into microplastics (MPs) and even nanoplastics
(NPs) by biotic and abiotic weathering. These small particles are widely distributed in the …

Abundance, composition, and potential intake of microplastics in canned fish

R Akhbarizadeh, S Dobaradaran, I Nabipour… - Marine Pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
The existence of microplastics (MPs) in canned fish (tuna and mackerel) samples was
investigated and their composition, possible sources and potential intake were assessed …

[HTML][HTML] Polystyrene microplastic particles in the food chain: Characteristics and toxicity-A review

SA Siddiqui, S Singh, NA Bahmid, DJH Shyu… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polystyrene (PS) is a crucial material for modern plastic manufacturers, but its widespread
use and direct discard in the environment severely affect the food chain. This review …