Environments,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
12(1), P. 10 - 10
Published: Jan. 3, 2025
Microplastic
exposure
has
become
unavoidable,
leading
to
their
presence
in
living
organisms.
One
area
of
particular
concern
is
the
genotoxicity
microplastics,
which
implications
for
reproductive
health
and
cancer
development.
This
review
aims
highlight
genotoxic
effects
microplastics
on
different
organisms,
focusing
impacts
chromosomes,
DNA,
gene
expression.
More
than
85
papers,
primarily
published
last
five
years,
have
been
reviewed.
indicates
that
can
cause
clastogenesis
aneugenesis
at
chromosome
level.
Clastogenesis
results
damage,
while
leads
failures
segregation
without
causing
direct
damage.
Additionally,
fracture
damage
DNA.
These
arise
from
(1)
through
interactions
with
associated
proteins;
(2)
indirect
due
production
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
by
oxidative
stress
induced
microplastics.
Microplastics
trigger
activation
genes
related
inflammatory
response,
increased
ROS
production.
Furthermore,
they
may
alter
expression
other
biological
processes.
The
linked
stem
particles
themselves
chemicals,
it
appears
be
both
size-
dose-dependent.
Chemical Engineering Journal,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
474, P. 145715 - 145715
Published: Aug. 29, 2023
Micro/nanoplastics
(MPs/NPs)
are
widespread
and
pose
a
significant
threat
to
the
environment.
Conventional
polymeric
membrane
filtration
struggles
completely
remove
MPs/NPs
from
water
wastewater.
However,
metal–organic
frameworks
(MOFs)-based
membranes
have
gained
attention
due
their
potential
in
tunable
hydrophilicity,
pore
structure,
low
surface
roughness,
dual
charge,
compatibility
with
matrix
materials,
resistance
biofouling.
This
article
critically
analyzes
factors
affecting
performance
of
MOF
removing
MPs/NPs,
interaction
mechanism,
limitations
conventional
systems,
advantages
membranes.
Despite
promising
potential,
MOF-based
also
face
challenges
such
as
re-aggregation
nanoparticles,
cross-contamination
during
poor
structural
stability.
paper
discusses
how
mitigate
these
problems
by
incorporating
different
materials
MOFs.
Overall,
high
Water,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(20), P. 3662 - 3662
Published: Oct. 19, 2023
Most
water
systems
that
support
ecosystems
and
feed
humans
are
depleted
or
stressed.
Aquifer
characteristics,
topography,
subsurface
activities,
climate,
geochemical
processes
regulate
groundwater
availability,
a
reliable
source
of
fresh
water.
Globally,
agriculture,
industries,
the
domestic
sector
three
major
sectors
consume
vast
quantities
freshwater
resources.
Further
anthropogenic
such
as
soil
leaching,
acid
rain,
fertilizer,
pesticides,
mining,
other
industrial
resulted
in
release
organic
inorganic
pollutants
affected
global
In
India,
is
used
huge
quantities,
resulting
depletion
1
to
2
m
year.
Low-income
countries
face
many
issues
related
pollution,
availability
safe
minimal.
2019,
deaths
due
unsafe
sanitation
accounted
for
2.2%
total
deaths,
amounting
1.2
million
people’s
deaths.
India
recorded
6.6%
2019.
China
around
90.41%
60.4%
utilization
agricultural
purposes,
respectively.
2020,
utilized
nutrients
(nitrate
phosphate)
crop
growth
enhance
yield,
highest
nitrate
phosphate
concentrations
groundwater.
Remediating
contaminants
from
different
sources
requires
knowledge
their
concentration,
behavior,
cycling,
degradation
pathways.
According
safety
guidelines,
limiting
optimizing
pesticide
waste
disposal,
empty
container
disposal
can
reduce
contamination.
The
present
study
summarized
various
sectors,
potential
contamination
impacts
on
human
health
environment,
preventive
measures,
mitigation
methods
overcome
pollution.
