Toxicity assessment of microplastic (MPs); a threat to the ecosystem

N Bostan, N Ilyas, N Akhtar, S Mehmood… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic is now considered part and parcel of daily life due to its extensive usage. Microplastic
(MP) pollution is becoming a growing worry and has been ranked as the second most critical …

Occurrence of microplastics in tap and bottled water, and food packaging: A narrative review on current knowledge

MI Muhib, MK Uddin, MM Rahman… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, microplastic has been detected in many environmental samples, including
aquatic and terrestrial environments. However, few studies recently have addressed their …

Overview of analytical methods for the determination of microplastics: Current status and trends

H Dong, X Wang, X Niu, J Zeng, Y Zhou… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics have attracted increasing attention in recent years due to their ubiquitous
presence in the environment. However, there is a lack of published work giving a full …

Microplastics in human samples: recent advances, hot-spots, and analytical challenges

G Malafaia, D Barceló - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Given the rapid advancement of microplastic (MP) contamination studies, we present a
comprehensive review in which the studies that identified and characterized MPs in human …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of the impacts of exposure to micro-and nano-plastics on human tissue accumulation and health

Y Feng, C Tu, R Li, D Wu, J Yang, Y **a… - Eco-Environment & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Micro-and nano-plastics (MNPs) pollution has become a pressing global environmental
issue, with growing concerns regarding its impact on human health. However, evidence on …

Food and human safety: The impact of microplastics

K Kadac-Czapska, E Knez… - Critical Reviews in Food …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Plastic waste pollution is one of the biggest problems in the world today. The amount of
plastic in the environment continues to increase, and human exposure to microplastic (MP) …

Microplastics derived from food packaging waste—Their origin and health risks

K Kadac-Czapska, E Knez, M Gierszewska… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plastics are commonly used for packaging in the food industry. The most popular
thermoplastic materials that have found such applications are polyethylene (PE) …

[HTML][HTML] Detection and quantification of various microplastics in human endometrium based on laser direct infrared spectroscopy

J Sun, M Sui, T Wang, X Teng, J Sun, M Chen - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The pollution of microplastics (MPs) has received widespread attention with the increasing
usage of plastics in recent years. MPs could enter the human body and exist in the …

Placental plastics in young women from general population correlate with reduced foetal growth in IUGR pregnancies

F Amereh, N Amjadi, A Mohseni-Bandpei… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Constant exposure to plastics particulates has raised concerns against human health,
particularly when it comes to birth outcomes. The present study explores the first appraisal of …

Migration testing of microplastics in plastic food-contact materials: Release, characterization, pollution level, and influencing factors

VC Shruti, G Kutralam-Muniasamy - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermal stresses during storage and usage impact plastic food-contact materials, causing
microplastic migration into food. The research on this topic has recently garnered significant …