Humans are exposed to micro-and-nano plastics (MNPs) through various routes, but the
adverse health effects of MNPs on different organ systems are not yet fully understood. This …

Tiny plastic particles considered as emerging contaminants have attracted considerable
interest in the last few years. Mechanical abrasion, photochemical oxidation and biological …

Nanoplastics are associated with several risks to the ecology and toxicity to humans.
Nanoplastics are synthetic polymers with dimensions ranging from 1 nm to 1 μm. They are …

The presence of nanoplastics in the environment has been proven. There is now an urgent
need to determine how nanoplastics behave in the environment and to assess the risks they …

The fragmentation of plastic materials into nanoparticles of less than 1000 nm (secondary
nanoplastics) and their possible accumulation in the environment is a recent matter of …

Emerging contaminants, such as nanoplastics, are gaining a vast interest within the scientific
community. Most of the plastic debris found in the marine environment originates from land …

Microplastics (MPs) contamination is becoming a significant environmental issue, as the
widespread omnipresence of MPs can cause many adverse consequences for both …

Micro-and nanoplastics (MNPs) are ubiquitous in aquatic and terrestrial environments, and
detrimental biological effects have been observed on a variety of organisms, from bacteria …

The ubiquity and detrimental effects of plastics in the environment have become global
environmental concerns over the past decade. Intensive anthropogenic activities, such as …

In recent years, plastic pollution has become an environmental problem requiring urgent
attention. Recently, the release of nano-sized plastics (< 1 µm) into the environment has …