Microplastics in human food chains: Food becoming a threat to health safety

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 858, P. 159834 - 159834

Published: Oct. 28, 2022

Language: Английский

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Micro- and nanoplastic induced cellular toxicity in mammals: A review

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 755, P. 142518 - 142518

Published: Sept. 25, 2020

Language: Английский

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A Review of Human Exposure to Microplastics and Insights Into Microplastics as Obesogens

Frontiers in Endocrinology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Aug. 18, 2021

The ubiquitous exposure of humans to microplastics (MPs) through inhalation particles in air and ingestion dust, water, diet is well established. Humans are estimated ingest tens thousands millions MP annually, or on the order several milligrams daily. Available information suggests that indoor drinking water bottled plastic major sources exposure. Little known occurrence MPs human diet. Evidence accumulating feeding bottles medical devices can contribute newborns infants. Biomonitoring studies stool, fetus, placenta provide direct evidence infants children. <20 µm were reported cross biological membranes. Although plastics once perceived as inert materials, laboratory animals linked various forms inflammation, immunological response, endocrine disruption, alteration lipid energy metabolism, other disorders. Whereas itself a concern, also be additives toxicants. Exposure cell lines such phthalates, bisphenols, organotins causes adverse effects activation nuclear receptors, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) α, β, γ, retinoid X receptor (RXR), leading oxidative stress, cytotoxicity, immunotoxicity, thyroid hormone altered adipogenesis production. size, shape, chemical composition, surface charge, hydrophobicity influence their toxicity. Maternal transfer developing fetus has been demonstrated exposed analysis placenta. In animal studies, maternal metabolism offspring subsequent generations. Moreover, concomitant with global increase production, prevalence overweight obesity populations increased over past five decades, there support hypothesis potential obesogens. Even though exposures toxic from systematic this topic remain urgently needed.

Language: Английский

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Biodegradable Plastics: Standards, Policies, and Impacts

ChemSusChem, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 14(1), P. 56 - 72

Published: Oct. 28, 2020

Plastics are ubiquitous in our society. They phones, clothes, bottles, and cars. Yet having improved lives considerably, they now threaten environment health. The associated carbon emissions persistency of plastics challenge the fragile balance many ecosystems. One solution is using biodegradable plastics. Ideally, such easily assimilated by microorganisms disappear from environment. This can help reduce problems climate change, microplastics, littering. However, still only a tiny portion global market require further efforts research commercialization. Here, critical overview state art given. Using material flow analysis, challenges plastic highlighted, with it large potential environmental socio-economic impact plastics, government policies, standards certifications, physico-chemical properties, analytical techniques covered. Review concludes personal outlook on future bioplastics, based own experience their development

Language: Английский

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A review of biodegradable plastics to biodegradable microplastics: Another ecological threat to soil environments?

Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 312, P. 127816 - 127816

Published: June 3, 2021

Language: Английский

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