Microplastics as carriers of toxic pollutants: Source, transport, and toxicological effects

N Rafa, B Ahmed, F Zohora, J Bakya, S Ahmed… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution has emerged as a new environmental concern due to our reliance on
plastic. Recent years have seen an upward trend in scholarly interest in the topic of …

From oceans to dinner plates: The impact of microplastics on human health

EC Emenike, CJ Okorie, T Ojeyemi, A Egbemhenghe… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Microplastics, measuring less than 5 mm in diameter, are now found in various
environmental media, including soil, water, and air, and have infiltrated the food chain …

[HTML][HTML] MicroRaman spectroscopy detects the presence of microplastics in human urine and kidney tissue

S Massardo, D Verzola, S Alberti, C Caboni… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
There is a growing concern within the medical community about the potential burden of
microplastics on human organs and tissues. In this study, we investigated by microRaman …

Exploration of microplastic concentration in indoor and outdoor air samples: Morphological, polymeric, and elemental analysis

KS Din, MF Khokhar, SI Butt, A Qadir… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics are ubiquitously pervasive throughout the environment, but unlike aquatic and
terrestrial microplastics, airborne microplastics have received less scientific attention. This …

Determining the contribution of micro/nanoplastics to antimicrobial resistance: challenges and perspectives

G Luo, B Liang, H Cui, Y Kang, X Zhou… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Microorganisms colonizing the surfaces of microplastics form a plastisphere in the
environment, which captures miscellaneous substances. The plastisphere, owning to its …

Green solutions for blue waters: Using biomaterials to purify water from microplastics and nanoplastics

V Fakhri, A Hamzehlouy, AJ Dehchani, E Moradi… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are increasingly recognized as significant environmental contaminants
due to their widespread presence in the atmosphere, soil, and, particularly, aquatic …

[HTML][HTML] Are you drowned in microplastic pollution? A brief insight on the current knowledge for early career researchers develo** novel remediation strategies

NML Nohara, MC Ariza-Tarazona, ER Triboni… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) composed of different polymers with various shapes, within a vast
granulometric distribution (1 μm-5 mm) and with a wide variety of physicochemical surface …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics and kidneys: an update on the evidence for deposition of plastic microparticles in human organs, tissues and fluids and renal toxicity concern

E La Porta, O Exacoustos, F Lugani, A Angeletti… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plastic pollution became a main challenge for human beings as demonstrated by the
increasing dispersion of plastic waste into the environment. Microplastics (MPs) have …

Probabilistic estimation of airborne micro-and nanoplastic intake in humans

Y Chen, Y Meng, G Liu, X Huang… - Environmental Science & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Little research exists on the magnitude, variability, and uncertainty of human exposure to
airborne micro-and nanoplastics (AMNPs), despite their critical role in human exposure to …

Unveiling the impacts of microplastic pollution on soil ecosystems: A comprehensive review

N Chang, L Chen, N Wang, Q Cui, T Qiu, S Zhao… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil contamination by microplastics (MPs) has emerged as a significant global concern.
Although traditionally associated with crop production, contemporary understanding of soil …