Water,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(7), P. 916 - 916
Published: March 21, 2025
Microplastic
contamination
is
rapidly
becoming
an
increasingly
worrying
environmental
problem
and
poses
a
real
threat
to
marine
ecosystems
human
health.
The
aim
of
this
research
was
conduct
traditional
review
the
current
state
art
regarding
sources
MPs
in
environment,
including
assessment
their
toxic
effect
on
organisms
transfer
within
food
webs
up
humans.
An
extensive
literature
search
(from
1
January
2024
15
February
2025)
yielded
total
1027
primary
articles
topic.
This
overview
revealed
that
can
be
ingested
by
organisms,
migrate
through
intestinal
wall,
spread
other
organs.
They
biomagnify
along
chain
carriers
chemicals
pathogen
agents.
Exposure
lead
several
risks,
tissue
damage,
oxidative
stress,
changes
immune-related
gene
expression,
neurotoxicity,
growth
retardation,
behavioural
abnormalities.
toxicity
depends
mainly
particle
size
distribution
composition/characteristics
polymer.
main
routes
exposure
have
been
identified
as
ingestion
(mainly
seafood),
inhalation,
dermal
exposure.
There
strong
evidence
seafood
MPs,
which
pose
potential
risk
study
provides
basis
for
assessing
MPs’
health
impacts.
Toxics,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13(1), P. 32 - 32
Published: Jan. 2, 2025
Phthalates
are
the
emerging
environmental
toxicants
derived
from
phthalic
acid
and
its
constituents,
which
moderately
present
in
plastics
many
personal
care
products.
Phthalate
exposure
occurs
through
various
factors,
including
air,
water,
soil,
with
absorption
facilitated
via
ingestion,
inhalation,
dermal
contact.
Upon
exposure,
phthalates
become
bioavailable
within
biological
systems
undergo
biotransformation
detoxification
processes
liver.
The
physicochemical
properties
of
indicate
their
lipophilicity,
persistence,
bioaccumulation
potential,
influencing
absorption,
distribution,
hepatic
biotransformation.
prolonged
to
adversely
influences
redox
system
by
altering
levels
enzymatic
non-enzymatic
antioxidants,
molecular
signaling
pathways,
causing
pathogenesis.
strategies
combat
phthalate-induced
toxicity
include
avoiding
these
compounds
using
plant-based
bioactive
molecules
such
as
polyphenols,
possess
therapeutic
potential
suppress
inflammatory
cascades,
prevent
oxidative
damage,
stabilize
cellular
integrity.
This
review
presents
a
comprehensive
updated
account
chemical,
biochemical,
immunological,
toxicological
phthalates,
along
novel
mitigate
adverse
effects
on
living
systems.
Nanomaterials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(5), P. 385 - 385
Published: March 2, 2025
A
covalent
organic
framework
TPB-DMTP
was
physically
coated
onto
the
gully-like
surface
of
stainless-steel
fiber.
The
fabricated
TPB-DMTP-coated
fiber
used
to
extract
five
phthalic
acid
esters
(PAEs)
prior
GC-FID
separation
and
determination
in
bottled
tea
beverages.
developed
SPME-GC-FID
method
gave
limits
detection
(S/N
=
3)
from
0.04
µg·L-1
(DBP)
0.44
(BBP),
with
enrichment
factors
268
(DEHP)
2657
(DPP).
relative
standard
deviations
(RSDs)
built
for
inter-day
fiber-to-fiber
were
4.1-11.8%
2.3-9.9%,
respectively.
prepared
fibers
could
stand
at
least
180
cycles
without
a
significant
loss
extraction
efficiency.
successfully
applied
trace
PAEs
different
beverages,
recoveries
85.5%
115%.
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 14, 2025
Abstract
This
study
analyzed
phthalates
(PAEs)
in
Baijiu
(Chinese
liquor)
from
various
cities
Sichuan
Province,
China.
The
overall
occurrence
of
PAEs
was
8.66%,
with
five
detected:
Dibutyl
phthalate
(DBP,
75.69%),
Diisobutyl
(DIBP,
40.33%),
Dimethyl
Phthalate
(DMP,
20.44%),
Di
(2-ethylhexyl)
(DEHP,
11.05%),
and
Butyl
benzyl
(BBP,
8.29%).
concentrations
ranged
non-detectable
(ND)
to
10.30
mg
kg-1,
DBP
showing
the
highest
mean
P95
levels
(0.44
1.57
kg-1).
A
risk
assessment
based
on
relative
potency
factors
(RPFs)
method
indicated
that
not
exceeded
safe
exposure
thresholds
for
anti
androgenic
risks.
Additionally,
considering
other
foods,
group-TDI
adjusted
proportionally
at
1.08
μg
kg-1
bw
d-1.
While
average
(0.315
d-1)
(1.904
accounting
29.25%
176.63%
group-TDI,
respectively.
In
conclusion,
these
findings
emphasize
need
stricter
regulations
continuous
monitoring
mitigate
health
risks
associated
Baijiu.
Food Additives & Contaminants Part A,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 11
Published: April 4, 2025
Phthalate
esters
(PAEs),
commonly
used
in
food
packaging
materials,
pose
a
potential
health
risk
due
to
their
migration
into
matrices.
Propolis,
resinous
bee
product
widely
consumed
for
its
benefits,
is
often
packaged
plastics,
raising
concerns
about
PAE
contamination.
However,
the
occurrence
of
PAEs
within
propolis
has
been
scarcely
investigated.
This
study
quantified
contamination
profiles
ethanolic
extracts
(PE)
and
capsules
(PCs)
from
China.
The
GC-MS/MS
analysis
20
demonstrated
high
linearity,
indicating
reliability
method.
limits
quantification
(LOQ)
ranged
1.3
26.2
µg/kg,
detection
(LOD)
0.4
8.6
µg/kg.
Matrix
effects
between
9%
33%.
Five
were
detected
PE
samples:
dimethyl
phthalate
(DMP),
diethyl
(DEP),
diisobutyl
(DiBP),
dibutyl
(DBP)
bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
(DEHP).
Seventeen
PC
samples,
with
15
consistently
present
all
samples
(100%
positivity).
Diallyl
(DAP),
dipropyl
(DPrP)
di-n-octyl
(DNOP)
not
any
sample.
total
mean
concentration
17
(∑17
PAEs)
0.87
mg/kg
23.71
mg/kg.
found
that
had
highest
DBP
(0.24
mg/kg)
di-heptyl
(DHP:
2.29
levels
on
average,
respectively.
While
showed
higher
than
PE.
Therefore,
this
provides
insight
raw
extract
encapsulated
propolis.
