Impact of microplastics and nanoplastics on human health

MSL Yee, LW Hii, CK Looi, WM Lim, SF Wong, YY Kok… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plastics have enormous impacts to every aspect of daily life including technology, medicine
and treatments, and domestic appliances. Most of the used plastics are thrown away by …

Environmental source, fate, and toxicity of microplastics

C Wang, J Zhao, B **ng - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics are small plastic pieces with sizes less than 5 mm. Due to their widespread
distribution in different environmental compartments, food, and drinking water, microplastics …

Environmental health impacts of microplastics exposure on structural organization levels in the human body

X Yang, YB Man, MH Wong, RB Owen… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous prevalence of microplastics pollution has raised concerns about
microplastics' potential risks and impacts on the global environment. However, the potential …

Emergence of nanoplastic in the environment and possible impact on human health

R Lehner, C Weder, A Petri-Fink… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
On account of environmental concerns, the fate and adverse effects of plastics have
attracted considerable interest in the past few years. Recent studies have indicated the …

[PDF][PDF] Public and environmental health effects of plastic wastes disposal: a review

OA Alabi, KI Ologbonjaye, O Awosolu… - J Toxicol Risk …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Abstract Since 1950 to 2018, about 6.3 billion tonnes of plastics have been produced
worldwide, 9% and 12% of which have been recycled and incinerated, respectively. Human …

A targeted review on fate, occurrence, risk and health implications of bisphenol analogues

CJ Catenza, A Farooq, NS Shubear, KK Donkor - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to its widespread applications and its ubiquitous occurrence in the environment,
bisphenol A (BPA) and its alternatives have gained increasing attention, especially in terms …

Occurrence, sources, human health impacts and mitigation of microplastic pollution

S Karbalaei, P Hanachi, TR Walker, M Cole - Environmental science and …, 2018 - Springer
The presence and accumulation of plastic and microplastic (MP) debris in the natural
environment is of increasing concern and has become the focus of attention for many …

Plastic and human health: a micro issue?

SL Wright, FJ Kelly - Environmental science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Microplastics are a pollutant of environmental concern. Their presence in food destined for
human consumption and in air samples has been reported. Thus, microplastic exposure via …

Occurrence, fate and transformation of emerging contaminants in water: An overarching review of the field

J Wilkinson, PS Hooda, J Barker, S Barton… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Many of the products and drugs used commonly contain chemical components which may
persist through sewage treatment works (STW) and eventually enter the aquatic …

[HTML][HTML] Bisphenol A and its analogues: a comprehensive review to identify and prioritize effect biomarkers for human biomonitoring

V Mustieles, SC d'Cruz, S Couderq… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Human biomonitoring (HBM) studies have demonstrated widespread and daily exposure to
bisphenol A (BPA). Moreover, BPA structural analogues (eg BPS, BPF, BPAF), used as BPA …