Raman Microspectroscopy Detection and Characterisation of Microplastics in Human Breastmilk

Polymers, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(13), P. 2700 - 2700

Published: June 30, 2022

The widespread use of plastics determines the inevitable human exposure to its by-products, including microplastics (MPs), which enter organism mainly by ingestion, inhalation, and dermal contact. Once internalised, MPs may pass across cell membranes translocate different body sites, triggering specific cellular mechanisms. Hence, potential health impairment caused internalisation accumulation is prime concern, as confirmed numerous studies reporting evident toxic effects in various animal models, marine organisms, lines. In this pilot single-centre observational prospective study, breastmilk samples collected from N. 34 women were analysed Raman Microspectroscopy, and, for first time, MP contamination was found 26 out samples. detected microparticles classified according their shape, colour, dimensions, chemical composition. most abundant composed polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, with sizes ranging 2 12 µm. data statistically relation patients' (age, personal care products containing plastic compounds, consumption fish/shellfish, beverages, food packaging), but no significant relationship found, suggesting that ubiquitous presence makes inevitable.

Language: Английский

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Microplastics in urban runoff: Global occurrence and fate

Water Research, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 225, P. 119129 - 119129

Published: Sept. 17, 2022

Language: Английский

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Accumulation of microplastics in greenhouse soil after long-term plastic film mulching in Beijing, China

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 828, P. 154544 - 154544

Published: March 15, 2022

Language: Английский

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Microplastic properties and their interaction with hydrophobic organic contaminants: a review

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 29(33), P. 49490 - 49512

Published: May 19, 2022

Language: Английский

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Microplastics in indoor environment: Sources, mitigation and fate

Journal of environmental chemical engineering, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 10(2), P. 107359 - 107359

Published: Feb. 10, 2022

Language: Английский

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Environmental risk of multi-year polythene film mulching and its green solution in arid irrigation region

Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 435, P. 128981 - 128981

Published: April 27, 2022

Language: Английский

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Interaction of microplastics and nanoplastics with natural organic matter (NOM) and the impact of NOM on the sorption behavior of anthropogenic contaminants – A critical review

Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 376, P. 134314 - 134314

Published: Sept. 25, 2022

Language: Английский

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Microplastic contamination in sewage sludge: Abundance, characteristics, and impacts on the environment and human health

Environmental Technology & Innovation, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 31, P. 103176 - 103176

Published: April 30, 2023

This literature review addresses the presence of plastic in domestic wastewater, an increasingly important facet widespread use and its detrimental effects on environment, with a focus microplastics (MPs) sewage sludge their implications for circular economy. Extensive research has been conducted occurrence MPs wastewater treatment plants. Sewage is byproduct such plants that are widely used agricultural other sectors but may contain emerging contaminants, including MPs, can pose significant risk to environment. The highlights high concentrations underscores need appropriate disposal methods prevent soil contamination. also detrimentally interact as heavy metals organophosphate esters. While extraction technologies exist remove from implementation subject technical economic considerations. Future should optimization efficacy these ensure safe management. Given levels contaminants found sludge, it crucial implement enable sustainable disposal. By acknowledging challenges developing solutions, we mitigate environmental impacts promote waste management practices.

Language: Английский

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Microplastic contamination in wastewater: Sources, distribution, detection and remediation through physical and chemical-biological methods

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 916, P. 170254 - 170254

Published: Jan. 21, 2024

Language: Английский

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Microplastic pollution in the marine environment: A review

Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10, P. 100327 - 100327

Published: May 1, 2023

The quantity of plastic materials produced worldwide is progressively increasing. For instance, annual global production has increased from 1.5 to 390.7 million metric tons 1950 2021. Meanwhile, inefficient management strategies have resulted in huge waste disposal (i.e., the form macro-, micro-, and nanoplastics) environment a hostile manner. In particular, such uncontrollable discarding paves entrance pollution into as microplastics (μPs) after degradation macroplastics. this respect, marine environments are most typical regions prone μP pollution. These ubiquitous emerging pollutants can also adsorb other pollutants, organic materials, toxic heavy metal ions, pathogens, transfer them living organisms. main theme present study compile information on how affects ecosystem, with particular emphasis following key factors: (i) types sources μPs, particularly those entering sinks; (ii) mechanisms leading μPs' degradation; (iii) poisonous effects μPs biota humans; (iv) fate environment, including their transportation routes deposition modes, (v) recent developments characterization, separation, removal environment. presented here would be practical for developing effective risk plans.

Language: Английский

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