Sustainable personal protective clothing for healthcare applications: a review

N Karim, S Afroj, K Lloyd, LC Oaten, DV Andreeva… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is critical to protect healthcare workers (HCWs) from
highly infectious diseases such as COVID-19. However, hospitals have been at risk of …

A holistic review on triclosan and triclocarban exposure: Epidemiological outcomes, antibiotic resistance, and health risk assessment

D Zhang, S Lu - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Triclosan (TCS) and triclocarban (TCC) are antimicrobials that are widely applied in
personal care products, textiles, and plastics. TCS and TCC exposure at low doses may …

The influence of different polymer types of microplastics on adsorption, accumulation, and toxicity of triclosan in zebrafish

C Sheng, S Zhang, Y Zhang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Although the combined effects of microplastics (MPs) and other organic pollutants have
raised increasing attention, the impacts of polymer types on the biological effects (eg …

Mass trends of parabens, triclocarban and triclosan in Arizona wastewater collected after the 2017 FDA ban on antimicrobials and during the COVID-19 pandemic

S Adhikari, R Kumar, EM Driver, TD Perleberg… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Antimicrobials like parabens, triclosan (TCS), and triclocarban (TCC) are of public health
concern worldwide due to their endocrine-disrupting properties and ability to promote …

[HTML][HTML] Contribution of wastewater to antimicrobial resistance: A review article

SS Sambaza, N Naicker - Journal of global antimicrobial resistance, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global challenge that has raised concern
globally, owing to its detrimental effects on the health and economy of countries. The ever …

Biodegradable plastics in aquatic ecosystems: latest findings, research gaps, and recommendations

L Ribba, M Lopretti, GM de Oca-Vasquez… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The negative impact of plastic accumulation in aquatic ecosystems is a known and
undeniable problem. However, while many of the scientific community's countermeasures …

Pharmacomicrobiomics: Influence of gut microbiota on drug and xenobiotic metabolism

IJ Dikeocha, AM Al‐Kabsi, M Miftahussurur… - The FASEB …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Gut microbiota is the most diverse and complex biological ecosystem, which is estimated to
consist of greater than 5 million distinct genes and 100 trillion cells which are in constant …

Endocrine disruptors in food: impact on gut microbiota and metabolic diseases

Y Gálvez-Ontiveros, S Páez, C Monteagudo, A Rivas - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Endocrine disruptors (EDCs) have been associated with the increased incidence of
metabolic disorders. In this work, we conducted a systematic review of the literature in order …

Toxicomicrobiomics: the human microbiome vs. pharmaceutical, dietary, and environmental xenobiotics

NA Abdelsalam, AT Ramadan, MT ElRakaiby… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The harmful impact of xenobiotics on the environment and human health is being more
widely recognized; yet, inter-and intraindividual genetic variations among humans modulate …