The Minderoo-Monaco commission on plastics and human health

PJ Landrigan, H Raps, M Cropper, C Bald… - Annals of Global …, 2023‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

A detailed review study on potential effects of microplastics and additives of concern on human health

C Campanale, C Massarelli, I Savino… - International journal of …, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
The distribution and abundance of microplastics into the world are so extensive that many
scientists use them as key indicators of the recent and contemporary period defining a new …

Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of microplastics in marine organisms: A review and meta-analysis of current data

ME Miller, M Hamann, FJ Kroon - PloS one, 2020‏ - journals.plos.org
Microplastic (MP) contamination has been well documented across a range of habitats and
for a large number of organisms in the marine environment. Consequently, bioaccumulation …

A global perspective on microplastics

RC Hale, ME Seeley, MJ La Guardia… - Journal of …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Society has become increasingly reliant on plastics since commercial production began in
about 1950. Their versatility, stability, light weight, and low production costs have fueled …

Human health and ocean pollution

PJ Landrigan, JJ Stegeman, LE Fleming… - Annals of global …, 2020‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Pollution–unwanted waste released to air, water, and land by human activity–is
the largest environmental cause of disease in the world today. It is responsible for an …

Microplastics in the marine environment: Current trends in environmental pollution and mechanisms of toxicological profile

CG Alimba, C Faggio - Environmental toxicology and pharmacology, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The global plastics production has increased from 1.5 million tons in the 1950s to 335
million tons in 2016, with plastics discharged into virtually all components of the …

[HTML][HTML] Micro-and nanoplastic toxicity on aquatic life: Determining factors

T Kögel, Ø Bjorøy, B Toto, AM Bienfait… - Science of the Total …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Plastic pollution has become a major environmental concern due to its omnipresence and
degradation to smaller particles. The potential toxicological effects of micro-and nanoplastic …

Interaction of chemical contaminants with microplastics: Principles and perspectives

OH Fred-Ahmadu, G Bhagwat, I Oluyoye… - Science of the Total …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Scientific evidences abound of the occurrence of plastic pollution, from mega-to nano-sized
plastics, in virtually all matrixes of the environment. Apart from the direct effects of plastics …

Microplastic in marine organism: Environmental and toxicological effects

E Guzzetti, A Sureda, S Tejada, C Faggio - Environmental toxicology and …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Microplastics are tiny ubiquitous plastic particles present in marine environments. They are
not an individual entity, but constitute a cocktail of polymers and additives that can absorb …

Occurrence and effects of plastic additives on marine environments and organisms: a review

L Hermabessiere, A Dehaut, I Paul-Pont, C Lacroix… - Chemosphere, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Plastics debris, especially microplastics, have been found worldwide in all marine
compartments. Much research has been carried out on adsorbed pollutants on plastic …