Human microplastics exposure and potential health risks to target organs by different routes: A review

Z Yang, M Wang, Z Feng, Z Wang, M Lv, J Chang… - Current Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Microplastics in the environment enter the human body through
diet, drinking water, and air inhalation. The widespread detection of microplastics in several …

Micro (nano) plastics in commercial foods: A review of their characterization and potential hazards to human health

ST Yoganandham, N Hamid, M Junaid, JJ Duan… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Micro (nano) plastics (MNPs) are pollutants of worldwide concern for their
ubiquitous environmental presence and associated impacts. The higher consumption of …

Microplastics and nanoplastics size distribution in farmed mussel tissues

S Fraissinet, GE De Benedetto, C Malitesta… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Microplastics and nanoplastics are hazardous to ecosystems, wildlife, and through seafood,
also for human health. Due to biological, chemical, and physical characteristics …

High-content screening discovers microplastics released by contact lenses under sunlight

Y Liu, X Ling, R Jiang, L Chen, L Ye… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The widespread use of plastic products leads to the ubiquity of microplastics in daily life,
while the release of microplastics from long-used contact lenses has not been reported due …

Microplastics in mussels from the Boka Kotorska Bay (Adriatic Sea) and impact on human health

N Bošković, D Joksimović, O Bajt - Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2023 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the microplastic abundance, shape, color, size and chemical
composition of microplastic in mussels and estimated human exposure to microplastic …

Micro-and nano-plastics in food systems: Distribution, combined toxicity with environmental contaminants, and removal strategies

HP Wang, XH Huang, JN Chen, M Dong, CZ Nie… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Micro or nano-plastics (MNPs) are considered as emerging pollutants gradually shifting from
oceanosphere to terrestrial ecosystems. MNPs can enter the human body through the food …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in European sea salts–an example of exposure through consumer choice and of interstudy methodological discrepancies

CJ Thiele, LJ Grange, E Haggett, MD Hudson… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics are contaminants of emerging concern, not least due to their global presence
in marine surface waters. Unsurprisingly, microplastics have been reported in salts …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in marine mussels, biological effects and human risk of intake: A case study in a multi-stressor environment

O Ferreira, LGA Barboza, A Rudnitskaya… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study documented seasonal levels of microplastics (MPs) and biomarkers (condition
index, neurotoxicity, energy, oxidative stress) in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis), and …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics have light-absorbing ability to enhance cryospheric melting

YL Zhang, SC Kang, TG Gao - Advances in Climate Change Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics are posing the potential threats to the Earth's environment. Besides, airborne
microplastics were calculated to cause positive net radiative forcing recently. Due to the light …

Microplastic fibers in different environmental matrices from synthetic textiles: ecotoxicological risk, mitigation strategies, and policy perspective

D Surana, P Patel, P Ghosh, S Sharma, V Kumar… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The escalating consumption of synthetic textiles has led to a notable increase in microplastic
fiber (MF) generation from the entire life cycle of textiles from its manufacturing to disposal …