Risk assessment of microplastic particles

AA Koelmans, PE Redondo-Hasselerharm… - Nature Reviews …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Microplastic particles are ubiquitous in the environment, from the air we breathe to the food
we eat. The key question with respect to these particles is to what extent they cause risks for …

[HTML][HTML] Human health concerns regarding microplastics in the aquatic environment-From marine to food systems

Z Yuan, R Nag, E Cummins - Science of the Total Environment, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Marine plastic waste pollution is one of the most urgent global marine environmental
problems worldwide. It has attracted worldwide attention from governments, the public, the …

From natural environment to animal tissues: A review of microplastics (nanoplastics) translocation and hazards studies

X Dong, X Liu, Q Hou, Z Wang - Science of the Total Environment, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastic (NPs) pollution is a global concern due to the
massive use of plastic products. Although there have been many studies on the treatments …

Toxicity of microplastics and nanoplastics in mammalian systems

CQY Yong, S Valiyaveettil, BL Tang - International journal of …, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Fragmented or otherwise miniaturized plastic materials in the form of micro-or nanoplastics
have been of nagging environmental concern. Perturbation of organismal physiology and …

[HTML][HTML] Ranking of potential hazards from microplastics polymers in the marine environment

Z Yuan, R Nag, E Cummins - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have been detected globally in the marine environment. MP polymers of
various kinds have different toxicity potentials when decomposed into monomers. Also, the …

Abundance, interaction, ingestion, ecological concerns, and mitigation policies of microplastic pollution in riverine ecosystem: A review

R Kumar, P Sharma, C Manna, M Jain - Science of The Total Environment, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (< 5 mm) have become an environmental hazard to natural
ecosystems and humanity due to their ubiquitous presence in the environment, and possess …

Plastic debris in rivers

T van Emmerik, A Schwarz - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems is an emerging environmental risk, as it may
negatively impacts ecology, endangers aquatic species, and causes economic damage …

A One Health perspective of the impacts of microplastics on animal, human and environmental health

JC Prata, JP da Costa, I Lopes, AL Andrady… - Science of the Total …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Microplastics contamination is widespread in the environment leading to the exposure of
both humans and other biota. While most studies overemphasize direct toxicity of …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic pollution: When do we know enough?

AA Horton - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Plastic pollution is one of today's great environmental challenges. Research addressing the
issue of plastic pollution is growing, improving our predictions of risk, and informing the …

Solving the nonalignment of methods and approaches used in microplastic research to consistently characterize risk

AA Koelmans, PE Redondo-Hasselerharm… - … science & technology, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
The lack of standard approaches in microplastic research limits progress in the abatement of
plastic pollution. Here, we propose and test rescaling methods that are able to improve the …