Microplastics in human food chains: Food becoming a threat to health safety

A Al Mamun, TAE Prasetya, IR Dewi… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
While versatile application of plastics has generated huge benefits in our life, the 'plastic end-
of-life'comes with downsides of emerging concern is plastic particles within all parts of …

Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity of microplastics in the human body and health implications

P Wu, S Lin, G Cao, J Wu, H **, C Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs;< 5 mm) in the biosphere draws public concern about their
potential health impacts. Humans are potentially exposed to MPs via ingestion, inhalation …

Microplastics and plastics-associated contaminants in food and beverages; Global trends, concentrations, and human exposure

M Sewwandi, H Wijesekara, AU Rajapaksha… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics has become a global concern due to their ubiquitous presence which poses
unavoidable human exposure risks. Geographical distribution and yearly trends of research …

Disposable masks release microplastics to the aqueous environment with exacerbation by natural weathering

Z Wang, C An, X Chen, K Lee, B Zhang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has driven explosive growth in the use of masks has resulted in
many issues related to the disposal and management of waste masks. As improperly …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics: Human exposure assessment through air, water, and food

G Zuri, A Karanasiou, S Lacorte - Environment international, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Microplastics (MP) are plastic particles with dimension up to 5 mm. Due to their
persistence, global spread across different ecosystems and potential human health effects …

Microplastics as an emerging source of particulate air pollution: A critical review

S Sridharan, M Kumar, L Singh, NS Bolan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Accumulation of plastic litter exerts pressure on the environment. Microplastics (MPs)
pollution has become a universal challenge due to the overexploitation of plastic products …

Analyzing microplastics with Nile Red: Emerging trends, challenges, and prospects

VC Shruti, F Pérez-Guevara, PD Roy… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development and applications of effective analytical techniques for identification and
quantification of microplastics in diverse spheres are increasing in the scientific arena. Nile …

Microplastics from food packaging: An overview of human consumption, health threats, and alternative solutions

EB Jadhav, MS Sankhla, RA Bhat, DS Bhagat - … , Monitoring & Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) accumulation in the environment and its contamination in food products
has become a global threat to both environmental and human health. But nowadays, the …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics and nanoplastics in food, water, and beverages; part I. Occurrence

C Vitali, RJB Peters, HG Janssen… - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the presence of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) has been
assessed in several environmental matrices, including the marine environment and …

Microplastics contamination in food and beverages: Direct exposure to humans

M **, X Wang, T Ren, J Wang… - Journal of Food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Since microplastics (MPs) bring the potential risks to human health when plastics are
ingested, more needs to be known about the presence and abundance of human ingestion …