The invisible threat: micro- and nanoplastics in ecosystems and human bodies DOI

Estefanía Denise Wolfenson,

Claudia A. Bustos

Published: Dec. 30, 2024

Contamination by micro- and nanoplastics became a growing environmental health concern worldwide. These tiny particles, originating from the degradation of plastics or created for industrial use, invaded ecosystems human body. In Argentina, this problem emerged as significant challenge public health. Microplastics were detected in rivers, Argentine Sea even breast milk, which caused alarm due to their possible effects, such hormonal alterations, inflammation accumulation vital organs. The main sources included urban plastic waste, textile industry, cosmetic products agricultural practices. Although similar situations also observed Latin America, research policies showed different levels progress. urgent need improve waste management, promote more effective regulations education mitigate impact these pollutants was highlighted.

Language: Английский

Current Status and Challenges in the Commercial Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoate-Based Bioplastic: A Review DOI Open Access
Shina Gautam, Alok Gautam,

Juily Pawaday

et al.

Processes, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(8), P. 1720 - 1720

Published: Aug. 15, 2024

The escalating worldwide concerns over the difficult degradation and pollution of plastic its associated environmental health risks have amplified urgent need to develop biodegradable alternatives traditional plastics. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) emerged as a promising class biopolymers that offer sustainable solution. Their commercial success in various applications has highlighted PHAs’ potential mitigate impact. Critical economic feasibility PHA production is optimization downstream processing methods, crucial for scaling operations from pilot industrial scales. This paper reviews two decades pilot-scale studies on extraction, emphasizing advancements challenges encountered. It also discusses chemical extraction methods applied across different feedstock microbial strains, highlighting their role enhancing efficiency sustainability. comprehensive review underscores imperative advancing technologies, particularly refining techniques, facilitate broader adoption industries seeking environmentally friendly conventional

Language: Английский

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Emerging Biochemical Conversion for Plastic Waste Management: A Review DOI Creative Commons
Zong-Kai Liu, Siu Hua Chang, Gilles Mailhot

et al.

Molecules, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 30(6), P. 1255 - 1255

Published: March 11, 2025

In recent years, vast amounts of plastic waste have been released into the environment worldwide, posing a severe threat to human health and ecosystems. Despite partial success traditional management technologies, their limitations underscore need for innovative approaches. This review provides comprehensive overview advancements in chemical biological technologies converting utilizing waste. Key topics include technical parameters, characteristics, processes, reaction mechanisms underlying these emerging technologies. Additionally, highlights importance conducting economic analyses life cycle assessments offering valuable insights establishing robust foundation future research. By leveraging literature from last five this explores approaches, such as hydrolysis, hydrogenolysis, alcoholysis, ammonolysis, pyrolysis, photolysis, which break down high-molecular-weight macromolecules oligomers or small molecules by cracking depolymerizing specific groups within molecules. It also examines methods, including microbial enzymatic degradation, employs microorganisms enzymes convert through degradation assimilation mechanisms. The concludes discussing research directions focused on addressing technological, economic, scalability challenges with strong commitment promoting sustainable solutions achieving lasting environmental impact.

Language: Английский

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Microplastic pollution: Critical analysis of global hotspots and their impact on health and ecosystems DOI
Veeramuthu Ashokkumar,

V.P. Chandramughi,

Kaustubha Mohanty

et al.

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 381, P. 124995 - 124995

Published: April 7, 2025

Language: Английский

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Micro(nano)plastics, an emerging health problem DOI

Estefanía Denise Wolfenson,

Carlos Bustos

Published: April 22, 2025

Background: Environmental pollutants have become ubiquitous in the last two centuries; of these, plastics, and particular microplastics (<5 mm), became most prevalent pollutants.Microplastics are present air, water food chain, produced as such or come from decomposition larger plastic materials. Despite social advances that enabled mismanagement their waste has an urgent global problem. Pioneering studies on toxicity shown exposure induces oxidative stress, inflammation decreased cell viability living organisms. Current research suggests these transported throughout environment can accumulate human tissues; however, health effects, especially mammals, remains very limited. Material methods: exploratory literature review was carried out, taking into account inclusion criteria: years publication 2018-2024, English Spanish language, subject matter related to effects beings, health, any geographical area, with open access full text. The study variables were bibliometric, content scientific quality. Results conclusions: presence micro- nanoplastics impact is increasing concern, they act vectors hazardous substances endocrine disruptors, affect various body systems trigger toxicological responses. progress understanding more needed establish reference values testing techniques. importance addressing this problem a collaborative manner governments, industry civil society through public policies continuous monitoring highlighted. Comprehensive intervention essential address

Language: Английский

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Micro- and nanoplastics: a global threat to health and the environment DOI

Estefanía Denise Wolfenson,

Cristina Angelica Bustos

Published: April 22, 2025

Over recent decades, the mass production of plastics has significantly transformed consumption patterns and industrial processes, with environmental health consequences. Among these, growing presence micro- nanoplastics, tiny particles derived from degradation larger or manufactured directly, stands out. These were detected in various ecosystems human body, which generated scientific concern. The studies reviewed revealed that these pollutants acted as vectors toxic substances, affecting biodiversity posing a risk to by causing inflammation, endocrine disruptions transgenerational effects. Despite advances detection technologies mitigation strategies — such recycling, circular economy biodegradation challenges persisted standardisation methodologies, toxicological knowledge regulatory development, making an interdisciplinary coordinated approach urgent.

Language: Английский

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Microplásticos y nanoplásticos: una amenaza para la salud humana y el medio ambiente DOI Creative Commons
Víctor Ruiz Santoyo,

Jorge Alejandro Cruz-Mérida,

Sarahí García Carvajal

et al.

Mundo Nano Revista Interdisciplinaria en Nanociencia y Nanotecnología, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 18(34), P. 1e - 26e

Published: Sept. 20, 2024

Los microplásticos y nanoplásticos representan una amenaza para la salud humana el medio ambiente. Estos fragmentos a escala nanométrica micrométrica provienen de diversas fuentes generación, todas ellas resultado actividades humanas productos fabricados por hombre. Las repercusiones ambiente son preocupantes debido su naturaleza química, estos presentan desafíos significativos detección eliminación poder actuar como vectores transferencia contaminantes químicos biológicos. En cuanto los métodos identificación eliminación, actualmente se exploran enfoques físicos, biotecnológicos. Sin embargo, aún necesita investigar profundidad, mejorar eficacia viabilidad estas técnicas en necesaria abordar problema. La gestión representa un desafío multifacético, cual requiere acción coordinada mitigar sus impactos negativos. presente revisión aborda daño potencial causado micro al equilibrio medioambiental, las fisicoquímicos posibles rutas eliminación.

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Reactive extraction of muconic acid by hydrophobic phosphonium ionic liquids - Experimental, modelling and optimisation with Artificial Neural Networks DOI Creative Commons
Alexandra Cristina Blaga, Elena-Niculina Drăgoi,

Alexandra Tucaliuc

et al.

Heliyon, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(16), P. e36113 - e36113

Published: Aug. 1, 2024

Muconic acid is a six-carbon dicarboxylic with conjugated double bonds that finds extensive use in the food (additive), chemical (production of adipic acid, monomer for functional resins and bio-plastics), pharmaceutical sectors. The biosynthesis muconic has been subject recent industrial scientific attention. However, because its low concentration aqueous solutions high purity requirement, downstream separation presents significant problem. Artificial Neural Networks Differential Evolution were used to optimize process parameters recovery from streams system n-heptane as an organic diluent ionic liquids extractants. using 120 g/L tri-hexyl-tetra-decyl-phosphonium decanoate dissolved n-heptane, pH phase 3, 20 min contact time, 45 °C temperature assured extraction efficiency 99,24 %. Low stripping compared was observed optimum conditions on step (120 heptane). re-extraction efficiencies obtained recycled three consecutive stages close first stage. mechanism analysis proved analysed phosphonium (PILSs) extracts only undissociated molecules through H-bonding.

Language: Английский

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Advancing plastics bio-upcycling with photosynthetic microorganisms using bioengineering and bioconversion strategies DOI

Hazlam Shamin Ahmad Shaberi,

Hamidun Bunawan,

Sean Craig

et al.

Algal Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 103755 - 103755

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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The invisible threat: micro- and nanoplastics in ecosystems and human bodies DOI

Estefanía Denise Wolfenson,

Claudia A. Bustos

Published: Dec. 30, 2024

Contamination by micro- and nanoplastics became a growing environmental health concern worldwide. These tiny particles, originating from the degradation of plastics or created for industrial use, invaded ecosystems human body. In Argentina, this problem emerged as significant challenge public health. Microplastics were detected in rivers, Argentine Sea even breast milk, which caused alarm due to their possible effects, such hormonal alterations, inflammation accumulation vital organs. The main sources included urban plastic waste, textile industry, cosmetic products agricultural practices. Although similar situations also observed Latin America, research policies showed different levels progress. urgent need improve waste management, promote more effective regulations education mitigate impact these pollutants was highlighted.

Language: Английский

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