Mapping microplastics in humans: Analysis of polymer types, and shapes in food and drinking water—A systematic review

A Vdovchenko, M Resmini - International journal of molecular sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Microplastics (MPs) pervade the environment, infiltrating food sources and human bodies,
raising concerns about their impact on human health. This review is focused on three key …

Microplastics exposure: implications for human fertility, pregnancy and child health

RE Zurub, Y Cariaco, MG Wade… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Plastics found in our everyday environment are becoming an increasing concern for
individual and population-level health, and the extent of exposure and potential toxic effects …

Discovery and analysis of microplastics in human bone marrow

X Guo, L Wang, X Wang, D Li, H Wang, H Xu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The health implications of human exposure to microplastics (MPs) have raised significant
concerns. While evidence indicates MPs can accumulate in closed human organs like the …

Detection and analysis of microplastics in tissues and blood of human cervical cancer patients

H Xu, C Dong, Z Yu, Y Ozaki, Z Hu, B Zhang… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) can enter the reproductive system and can be potentially harmful to
human reproductive health. In this study, 13 types of microplastics (MPs) were identified in …

[HTML][HTML] Drosophila melanogaster as a tractable eco-environmental model to unravel the toxicity of micro-and nanoplastics

Y Wāng, Y Jiang - Environment International, 2024 - Elsevier
Micro-and nanoplastics have emerged as pervasive environmental pollutants with potential
ecotoxicological impacts on various organisms, including the model organism Drosophila …

Photoaging processes and mechanisms of polyolefin microplastics

Z Wang, H He, Y Zhai, Z Xu, Y Chen, X Liu - Separation and Purification …, 2025 - Elsevier
The photoaging processes of microplastics (MPs) under various conditions, including
environmental factors and soluble organic matter, have been extensively investigated …

Deciphering the research of Micro (nano) plastics: An in-depth bibliometric expedition into ecotoxicological impacts and research trends

W Liu, M Zeng, Y Li, G Chen, J Wen, J Wang - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Micro (nano) plastics pollution has become a significant and unavoidable issue, and
research on the toxicity of micro (nano) plastics is experiencing an explosive trend. We …

[HTML][HTML] Particulate contamination of human placenta: plastic and non-plastic

RE Zurub, S Bainbridge, L Rahman… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent evidence indicates that the human womb is contaminated with a variety of particulate
contaminants. Microplastics (MPs, tiny plastic particles, 0.1–5000 µm) generated by the …

Silver nanostars arrayed on GO/MWCNT composite membranes for enrichment and SERS detection of polystyrene nanoplastics in water

Y Jiang, X Wang, G Zhao, Y Shi, Y Wu, H Yang, F Zhao - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanoplastic water contamination has become a critical environmental issue, highlighting the
need for rapid and sensitive detection of nanoplastics. In this study, we aimed to prepare a …

Potentially harmful effects of micro-/nanoplastics on humans as well as protective actions of dietary natural products

J Cheng, J Li, RG Xiong, DD Zhou, SY Huang… - Trends in Food Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Microplastics and nanoplastics are hot research topics in many fields (eg, food
science, nutrition, environment, ecology and toxicology). They have potentially harmful …