[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 …

A global perspective on microplastics

RC Hale, ME Seeley, MJ La Guardia… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Fish ingest microplastics unintentionally

B Li, W Liang, QX Liu, S Fu, C Ma, Q Chen… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Microplastics (size of plastic debris< 5 mm) occur in various environments worldwide these
days and cause detrimental effects on biota. However, the behavioral responses of fish to …

Contributions of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in microplastic pollution research: A review

S Veerasingam, M Ranjani… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy has been extensively used in microplastic
(MP) pollution research since 2004. The aim of this review is to discuss and highlight the …

Evidence of microplastic translocation in wild-caught fish and implications for microplastic accumulation dynamics in food webs

HK McIlwraith, J Kim, P Helm, SP Bhavsar… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The presence of microplastics within the gut of animals is well documented. Whether
microplastics bioaccumulate in organisms and biomagnify in food webs remains unclear …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in wild fish from North East Atlantic Ocean and its potential for causing neurotoxic effects, lipid oxidative damage, and human health risks …

LGA Barboza, C Lopes, P Oliveira, F Bessa… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MP) pollution has received increased attention over the last few years.
However, while the number of studies documentating the ingestion of microplastics by fish …

Microplastic fibers—underestimated threat to aquatic organisms?

A Rebelein, I Int-Veen, U Kammann… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Awareness of microplastic pollution in aquatic environments increased strongly during the
last decade. Environmental monitoring studies detected microplastic items in every tested …

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 …

Effect of weathering on environmental behavior of microplastics: Properties, sorption and potential risks

P Liu, X Zhan, X Wu, J Li, H Wang, S Gao - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) pollution is a raising global concern in recent years due to its wide
distribution. Additionally, most of the MPs have undergone extensive weathering in the …

The plastic brain: neurotoxicity of micro-and nanoplastics

M Prüst, J Meijer, RHS Westerink - Particle and fibre toxicology, 2020 - Springer
Given the global abundance and environmental persistence, exposure of humans and
(aquatic) animals to micro-and nanoplastics is unavoidable. Current evidence indicates that …