[HTML][HTML] Microplastics: Detection in human samples, cell line studies, and health impacts

D Barceló, Y Picó, AH Alfarhan - Environmental toxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are in all environmental compartments, including atmosphere,
terrestrial, and aquatic environments as well as in marine organisms, foods, drinking water …

Microplastics and nanoplastics in the terrestrial food chain: Uptake, translocation, trophic transfer, ecotoxicology, and human health risk

PK Rose, S Yadav, N Kataria, KS Khoo - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics can linger for years in various environmental compartments after being discarded
and exposed to the physical and chemical influences that dismantle their plastic structure to …

[HTML][HTML] Combined toxicity of micro/nanoplastics loaded with environmental pollutants to organisms and cells: Role, effects, and mechanism

N Sun, H Shi, X Li, C Gao, R Liu - Environment international, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Micro/nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) are ubiquitous in the environment and living
organisms have been exposed to these substances for a long time. When MPs/NPs enter …

Health risk of human exposure to microplastics: a review

KHD Tang, R Li, Z Li, D Wang - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2024 - Springer
Microplastics are emerging contaminants that have been detected recently in most
environmental and biological systems, yet their health risk for humans has not been clearly …

Trojan horse in the intestine: a review on the biotoxicity of microplastics combined environmental contaminants

L Hu, Y Zhao, H Xu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
With the reported ability of microplastics (MPs) to act as “Trojan horses” carrying other
environmental contaminants, the focus of researches has shifted from their ubiquitous …

Oxidative stress mediated by the TLR4/NOX2 signalling axis is involved in polystyrene microplastic-induced uterine fibrosis in mice

H Wu, T Xu, T Chen, J Liu, S Xu - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs), as a new environmental pollutant, have received widespread attention
worldwide. Uterine fibrosis is one of the main factors of female reproductive disorders …

[HTML][HTML] The triple exposure nexus of microplastic particles, plastic-associated chemicals, and environmental pollutants from a human health perspective

A Alijagic, D Suljević, M Fočak, J Sulejmanović… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
The presence of microplastics (MPs) is increasing at a dramatic rate globally, posing risks for
exposure and subsequent potential adverse effects on human health. Apart from being …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastic pollution in the marine environment: A review

S Pourebrahimi, M Pirooz - Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
The quantity of plastic materials produced worldwide is progressively increasing. For
instance, annual global plastic production has increased from 1.5 to 390.7 million metric …

Interactions of microplastics with organic, inorganic and bio-pollutants and the ecotoxicological effects on terrestrial and aquatic organisms

X Song, W Zhuang, H Cui, M Liu, T Gao, A Li… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
As emerging contaminants, microplastics (MPs) have attracted global attention. They are a
potential risk to organisms, ecosystems and human health. MPs are characterized by small …

[HTML][HTML] Human biomonitoring of microplastics and health implications: A review

G Zuri, A Karanasiou, S Lacorte - Environmental research, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Microplastics (MPs) are plastic particles (< 5 mm) ubiquitous in water,
soil, and air, indicating that humans can be exposed to MPs through ingestion of water and …