Microplastics: a real global threat for environment and food safety: a state of the art review

K Ziani, CB Ioniță-Mîndrican, M Mititelu, SM Neacșu… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microplastics are small plastic particles that come from the degradation of plastics,
ubiquitous in nature and therefore affect both wildlife and humans. They have been detected …

Bionanocomposites materials for food packaging applications: Concepts and future outlook

AM Youssef, SM El-Sayed - Carbohydrate polymers, 2018 - Elsevier
Bionanocomposites materials open a chance for the usage of novel, high performance,
lightweight, and ecofriendly composite materials making them take place the traditional non …

Ecotoxicity and genotoxicity of polystyrene microplastics on higher plant Vicia faba

X Jiang, H Chen, Y Liao, Z Ye, M Li, G Klobučar - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Nano-and microplastics have been widely spread in environmental matrices, especially in
marine and terrestrial systems. In this study, higher plant Vicia faba root tips were exposed to …

Nanomaterials in the environment: behavior, fate, bioavailability, and effects—an updated review

JR Lead, GE Batley, PJJ Alvarez… - Environmental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The present review covers developments in studies of nanomaterials (NMs) in the
environment since our much cited review in 2008. We discuss novel insights into fate and …

Nanoplastics impact on marine biota: A review

JM Gonçalves, MJ Bebianno - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants, such as nanoplastics, are gaining a vast interest within the scientific
community. Most of the plastic debris found in the marine environment originates from land …

[HTML][HTML] Prospects of using nanotechnology for food preservation, safety, and security

VK Bajpai, M Kamle, S Shukla, DK Mahato… - Journal of food and drug …, 2018 - Elsevier
The rapid development of nanotechnology has transformed many domains of food science,
especially those that involve the processing, packaging, storage, transportation …

(Nano) plastics in the environment–sources, fates and effects

JP da Costa, PSM Santos, AC Duarte… - Science of the total …, 2016 - Elsevier
There has been a considerable increase on research of the ecological consequences of
microplastics released into the environment, but only a handful of works have focused on the …

Nanotechnology in agriculture: Opportunities, toxicological implications, and occupational risks

I Iavicoli, V Leso, DH Beezhold, AA Shvedova - Toxicology and applied …, 2017 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has the potential to make a beneficial impact on several agricultural,
forestry, and environmental challenges, such as urbanization, energy constraints, and …

In situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for detecting microplastics and nanoplastics in aquatic environments

L Lv, L He, S Jiang, J Chen, C Zhou, J Qu, Y Lu… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The detection of microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment, especially plastic
particles in aquatic environments in situ, still faces challenges due to the limitations of …

Adverse effects of microplastics and oxidative stress-induced MAPK/Nrf2 pathway-mediated defense mechanisms in the marine copepod Paracyclopina nana

CB Jeong, HM Kang, MC Lee, DH Kim, J Han… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Microplastic pollution causes a major concern in the marine environment due to their
worldwide distribution, persistence, and adverse effects of these pollutants in the marine …