Microplastics and plastics-associated contaminants in food and beverages; Global trends, concentrations, and human exposure

M Sewwandi, H Wijesekara, AU Rajapaksha… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics has become a global concern due to their ubiquitous presence which poses
unavoidable human exposure risks. Geographical distribution and yearly trends of research …

Source, toxicity and carcinogenic health risk assessment of heavy metals

HS Budi, MJ Catalan Opulencia, A Afra… - Reviews on …, 2024 - degruyter.com
Heavy metals are chemical elements with unique properties that are toxic even in low
concentrations and affect human health with different functions. Agricultural and industrial …

Photoaging process and mechanism of four commonly commercial microplastics

H Wang, J Zhu, Y He, J Wang, N Zeng… - Journal of hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are the widespread emerging pollutants in the terrestrial systems, and
photo-oxidation is an effective process for aging MPs on land. Here, four common …

Microplastics in branded milk: Dietary exposure and risk assessment

B Basaran, Z Özçifçi, HT Akcay, Ü Aytan - Journal of Food Composition and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, 14 packaged milk of various brands sold in the Türkiye market was examined.
The microplastics were physically characterised under the microscope. Their vibrational …

A review of endocrine disrupting chemicals migration from food contact materials into beverages

F Abbasi, GE De-la-Torre, MR KalantarHormozi… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
A significant and pressing issue revolves around the potential human exposure to endocrine
disrupting chemicals (EDCs), which pose a substantial risk primarily through contaminated …

[HTML][HTML] Recent applications of chromatography for determining microplastics and related compounds (bisphenols and phthalate esters) in food

B Martín-Gómez, JS Elmore, S Valverde, AM Ares… - Microchemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
The presence of microplastics in food poses a significant concern due to its potential impact
on human health. Numerous studies have focused on spectroscopic techniques to identify …

Occurrence, ecological and health risk assessment of phthalates in a polluted urban river used for agricultural land irrigation in central Mexico

J Dueñas-Moreno, I Vázquez-Tapia, A Mora… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The escalating global concern on phthalate esters (PAEs) stems from their status as
emerging contaminants, marked by their toxicity and their potential to harm both the …

Microplastics and phthalate esters release from teabags into tea drink: occurrence, human exposure, and health risks

FS Kashfi, A Mohammadi, F Rostami, A Savari… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Tea, the most common infusion worldwide, is usually sold in teabags due to the ease of
usage. The increase in the use of plastic materials in the food packaging industry has led to …

Determination of phthalic acid esters (PAEs) along with probabilistic health risk assessment in fruit juice samples in Tehran, Iran

P Kargarghomsheh, M Naghashan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
In the present study, magnetic solid phase extraction (MSPE) method and gas
chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) technique were used to measure 6 PAE in fruit …

Pollution characteristics, sources, and health risks of phthalate esters in ambient air: A daily continuous monitoring study in the central Chinese city of Nanchang

W Guo, Z Zhang, R Zhu, Z Li, C Liu, H **ao, H **ao - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, the atmospheric pollution caused by phthalate esters (PAEs) has been
increasing due to the widespread use of PAE-containing materials. Existing research on …