Marine plastic waste pollution is one of the most urgent global marine environmental
problems worldwide. It has attracted worldwide attention from governments, the public, the …

Microplastics and nanoplastics have become emerging particulate anthropogenic pollutants
and rapidly turned into a field of growing scientific and public interest. These tiny plastic …

The widespread use of plastics determines the inevitable human exposure to its by-
products, including microplastics (MPs), which enter the human organism mainly by …

Microplastics are particles smaller than five millimeters deriving from the degradation of
plastic objects present in the environment. Microplastics can move from the environment to …

Contamination of waters and soils with microplastics (MPs) is an emerging environmental
issue worldwide. MPs constitute a cocktail of various additives and polymers besides …

Introduction Environmental microparticle is becoming a global pollutant and the entire
population is increasingly exposed to the microparticles from artificial materials. The …

The ubiquitous presence of microplastics in the food web has been established. However,
the mass of microplastics exposure to humans is not defined, impeding the human health …

Society has become increasingly reliant on plastics since commercial production began in
about 1950. Their versatility, stability, light weight, and low production costs have fueled …

Historically, many additives and catalysts used in plastics were based on compounds of
toxic metals (and metalloids), like arsenic, cadmium, chromium (VI), and lead. Despite …

Abstract Microplastics (plastic particles< 5 mm) are a contaminant of increasing
ecotoxicological concern in aquatic environments, as well as for human health. Although …