Assessing toxicological risk of nanoplastics contaminants in food and feed from ingestion pathway to human diseases

F1000Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14, P. 284 - 284

Published: March 12, 2025

The extensive use of plastic without an effective management system is linked to significant environmental pollution issues. The fragmentation various types waste leads the formation microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs). NPs, measuring less than 0.1 μm pose a latent danger human food chain caused by ability traverse biological membranes MPs, potentially leading chronic diseases. widespread distribution NPs across diverse matrices their subsequent infiltration into feed chains precipitates emerging health concerns. contaminate production systems leach from packaging, infiltrating organisms at trophic levels. Seafood, processed foods, drinking water serve as vectors for absorption accumulation in tissues. pervasive contamination pathway poses substantial risks through multiple exposure routes, primarily ingestion. It can lead cytotoxicity, inflammation, genotoxicity, apoptosis. This review summarizes implications that triggers diseases such inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), kidney dysfunction, liver disease, heart problems, brain disorders, reproductive issues, cancer. Currently, no established method exists treat humans may have already ingested. Hence, it urgent mitigate harmful effects development implementation innovative, efficient, sustainable decontamination strategies. discussion highlights several advanced remediation techniques effectively reduce toxicity systems, thus mitigating associated risks.

Language: Английский

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Microplastics and their role in the emergence of antibiotic resistance in bacteria as a threat for the environment

Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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A Review of Eco-Corona Formation on Micro/Nanoplastics and Its Effects on Stability, Bioavailability, and Toxicity

Water, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(8), P. 1124 - 1124

Published: April 10, 2025

Micro/nanoplastics (M/NPs) have become prevalent in aquatic environments due to their widespread applications. Likewise, ubiquitous ecological macromolecules can adsorb onto M/NPs form an “eco-corona”, which significantly alters environmental behaviors including aggregation dynamics, adsorption/desorption, and bioavailability. Therefore, it is necessary analyze the role of eco-corona assessing risks M/NPs. This review systematically summarizes formation mechanisms evaluates its regulatory effects on stability ecotoxicity Compared with other (e.g., natural organic matter extracellular polymeric substances), humic acid (HA) tightly binds through electrostatic hydrophobic interactions, affecting hetero-aggregation behavior colloidal stability. In terms bioavailability, various functional groups HA surface regulate charge hydrophobicity M/NPs, thereby bioaccumulation “Trojan horse” effect. Notably, corona alleviates M/NPs-induced growth inhibition oxidative stress. Genotoxicity assessment further showed that expression genes related stress response detoxification pathways. Future studies should focus synergistic between co-existing pollutants complex elucidate long-term associated formation.

Language: Английский

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Enhancing phosphorus release and acidogenesis via endogenous iron-activated peroxydisulfate and corn gluten meal in sludge anaerobic fermentation

Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 162583 - 162583

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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A new 2D Zn(II)-based coordination polymer as highly sensitive selective fluorescent probe for of glutathione

Inorganica Chimica Acta, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 122718 - 122718

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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