Microplastic pollution in soils, plants, and animals: a review of distributions, effects and potential mechanisms

X Chang, Y Fang, Y Wang, F Wang, L Shang… - Science of The Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Increasing production of synthetic plastics and poor management of plastic wastes have
dramatically increased the amount of plastics in the environment. In 2014, at the first United …

The potential effects of microplastics on human health: What is known and what is unknown

K Blackburn, D Green - Ambio, 2022‏ - Springer
Microplastic contamination is ubiquitous in aquatic and terrestrial environments, found in
water, sediments, within organisms and in the atmosphere and the biological effects on …

Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effects

JC Prata, JP Da Costa, I Lopes, AC Duarte… - Science of the total …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Microplastics are ubiquitous environmental contaminants leading to inevitable human
exposure. Even so, little is known about the effects of microplastics in human health. Thus, in …

Comparing the effects of polystyrene microplastics exposure on reproduction and fertility in male and female mice

Z Wei, Y Wang, S Wang, J **e, Q Han, M Chen - Toxicology, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) may have an impact on the reproductive development of humans and
mammals. However, any effects of MPs exposure on male and female reproductive systems …

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 …

Bioavailability and toxicity of microplastics to fish species: A review

W Wang, J Ge, X Yu - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The prevalence of microplastics in aquatic environments has raised concerns about their
availability and risks to aquatic biota. Since fish is an important source of animal protein for …

Critical assessment of analytical methods for the harmonized and cost-efficient analysis of microplastics

S Primpke, SH Christiansen, W Cowger… - Applied …, 2020‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Microplastics are of major concerns for society and is currently in the focus of legislators and
administrations. A small number of measures to reduce or remove primary sources of …

Recent advances in toxicological research of nanoplastics in the environment: A review

M Shen, Y Zhang, Y Zhu, B Song, G Zeng, D Hu… - Environmental …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Nanoplastics have attracted increasing attention in recent years due to their widespread
existence in the environment and the potential adverse effects on living organisms. In this …

[HTML][HTML] The fate of microplastic in marine sedimentary environments: a review and synthesis

PT Harris - Marine pollution bulletin, 2020‏ - Elsevier
A review of 80 papers on microplastic (MP) particles in marine sediments was conducted for
different sedimentary environments. The papers were assessed for data on average MP …

A comparative review of microplastics in lake systems from different countries and regions

S Yang, M Zhou, X Chen, L Hu, Y Xu, W Fu, C Li - Chemosphere, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Microplastics, as defined here as plastics with a diameter of< 5 mm, can impose severely
detrimental impacts on the environment and can now be commonly found in different water …