Micro- and nano-plastics in the atmosphere: A review of occurrence, properties and human health risks

Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 465, P. 133412 - 133412

Published: Jan. 9, 2024

Language: Английский

---

Polystyrene microplastics enhanced the effect of PFOA on Chlorella sorokiniana: Perspective from the cellular and molecular levels

Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 465, P. 133455 - 133455

Published: Jan. 8, 2024

Language: Английский

---

A comprehensive review of urban microplastic pollution sources, environment and human health impacts, and regulatory efforts

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 946, P. 174297 - 174297

Published: June 28, 2024

Language: Английский

---

From plankton to fish: The multifaceted threat of microplastics in freshwater environments

Aquatic Toxicology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 279, P. 107242 - 107242

Published: Jan. 7, 2025

Language: Английский

---

Riverine microplastics in the Mount Everest region affected by glacier meltwater

Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 488, P. 137331 - 137331

Published: Jan. 27, 2025

Language: Английский

---

Insight into combined pollution of antibiotics and microplastics in aquatic and soil environment: Environmental behavior, interaction mechanism and associated impact of resistant genes

TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 166, P. 117214 - 117214

Published: Aug. 2, 2023

Language: Английский

---

Sources, Degradation, Ingestion and Effects of Microplastics on Humans: A Review

Toxics, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(9), P. 747 - 747

Published: Sept. 1, 2023

Celluloid, the predecessor to plastic, was synthesized in 1869, and due technological advancements, plastic products appear be ubiquitous daily life. The massive production, rampant usage, inadequate disposal of have led severe environmental pollution. Consequently, reducing employment has emerged as a pressing concern for governments globally. This review explores microplastics, including their origins, absorption, harmful effects on environment humans. Several methods exist breaking down plastics, thermal, mechanical, light, catalytic, biological processes. Despite these methods, microplastics (MPs, between 1 5 mm size) continue produced during degradation. Acknowledging significant threat that MPs pose human health is imperative. form pollution pervasive air food infiltrates our bodies through ingestion, inhalation, or skin contact. It essential assess potential hazards can introduce. There evidence suggesting may negative impacts different areas health. These include respiratory, gastrointestinal, immune, nervous, reproductive systems, liver organs, skin, even placenta placental barrier. encouraging see most countries taken steps regulate particles. measures aim reduce which today. At same time, this summarizes degradation mechanism impact health, reduction policies worldwide. provides valuable information future research regulatory development.

Language: Английский

---

Human Exposure to Ambient Atmospheric Microplastics in a Megacity: Spatiotemporal Variation and Associated Microorganism-Related Health Risk

Environmental Science & Technology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 58(8), P. 3702 - 3713

Published: Feb. 15, 2024

Microplastics are found in various human tissues and considered harmful, raising concerns about exposure to microplastics the environment. Existing research has analyzed indoor occupational scenarios, but long-term monitoring of ambient atmospheric (AMPs), especially highly polluted urban regions, needs be further investigated. This study estimated environmental AMPs by considering inhalation, dust ingestion, dermal three functional zones within a megacity. The annual quantity was 7.37 × 104 items for children 1.06 105 adults, comparable with microplastic consumption from food water. Significant spatiotemporal differences were observed characteristics that humans exposed to, wind speed rainfall frequency mainly driving these changes. AMP green land spaces, which recognized as relatively low zones, public service residential zones. Notably, significant positive correlations between pathogenicity airborne bacterial community discovered. size immune-mediated disease risks brought microbes showed most relationship, where Sphingomonas might act potential key mediator.

Language: Английский

---

Transport behavior of microplastics in soil‒water environments and its dependence on soil components

Environmental Pollution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 346, P. 123542 - 123542

Published: Feb. 12, 2024

Language: Английский

---

Recommendations for life-cycle assessment of recyclable plastics in a circular economy

Chemical Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(25), P. 9397 - 9407

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Life-cycle assessment can better capture the impacts of plastics recycling by expanding beyond greenhouse gases to include fossil carbon balances, net diversion waste from landfill, and avoided release plastic pollution environment.

Language: Английский

---