Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effects

JC Prata, JP da Costa, I Lopes, AC Duarte… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics are ubiquitous environmental contaminants leading to inevitable human
exposure. Even so, little is known about the effects of microplastics in human health. Thus, in …

Increased plastic pollution due to COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and recommendations

ALP Silva, JC Prata, TR Walker, AC Duarte… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastics have become a severe transboundary threat to natural ecosystems and human
health, with studies predicting a twofold increase in the number of plastic debris (including …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of microplastics in human lung tissue using μFTIR spectroscopy

LC Jenner, JM Rotchell, RT Bennett, M Cowen… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Airborne microplastics (MPs) have been sampled globally, and their concentration is known
to increase in areas of high human population and activity, especially indoors. Respiratory …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in freshwaters and drinking water: Critical review and assessment of data quality

AA Koelmans, NHM Nor, E Hermsen, M Kooi… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Microplastics have recently been detected in drinking water as well as in drinking water
sources. This presence has triggered discussions on possible implications for human health …

River plastic emissions to the world's oceans

LCM Lebreton, J Van Der Zwet, JW Damsteeg… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Plastics in the marine environment have become a major concern because of their
persistence at sea, and adverse consequences to marine life and potentially human health …

Environmental source, fate, and toxicity of microplastics

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A Rahman, A Sarkar, OP Yadav, G Achari… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics are an emerging global environmental contaminant that are affecting multiple
spheres. Despite their ubiquity in all spheres of life and ecology, little is known about the …

Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities

AA Horton, A Walton, DJ Spurgeon, E Lahive… - Science of the total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Plastic debris is an environmentally persistent and complex contaminant of increasing
concern. Understanding the sources, abundance and composition of microplastics present …

Microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: Detection, occurrence and removal

J Sun, X Dai, Q Wang, MCM Van Loosdrecht, BJ Ni - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Microplastics have aroused increasing concern as they pose threats to aquatic species as
well as human beings. They do not only contribute to accumulation of plastics in the …