Environmental Pollution,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
359, С. 124587 - 124587
Опубликована: Июль 20, 2024
This
study
shows
the
general
exponential
rise
in
microplastic
accumulation
agricultural
soils,
with
fertilizer
application
speeding
up
this
increase,
and
future
predictions
of
concentrations.
Utilizing
data
from
Broadbalk
winter
wheat
experiment
at
Rothamsted
Research,
UK,
1846
to
2022,
Poisson
regression
models
were
applied
counts
under
different
soil
treatments,
including
farmyard
manure,
inorganic
fertilizers,
control
conditions.
A
mass
conversion
factor
was
obtain
w/w
relationship.
Results
indicated
a
significant
annual
increase
concentrations
across
all
fertilized
soils
showing
notably
higher
rate.
Our
forecasts
that,
50
100
years
now,
treated
fertilizers
are
expected
reach
168.9
mg
kg−1
(95%
CI:
60.32–473.09)
1159
200.49–6699.8)
respectively,
levels
converging
on
those
used
many
experiments.
highlights
urgent
need
for
strategies
mitigate
pollution
fields.
The
results
also
help
choose
predicted
global
change
experiments,
as
well
motivate
further
research
explore
mechanisms
integration
these
insights
into
broader
ecological
guide
sustainable
practices
environmental
conservation.
Chemosphere,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
361, С. 142380 - 142380
Опубликована: Май 18, 2024
Due
to
weather
and
working/operational
conditions,
plastic
degradation
produces
toxic
non-biodegradable
nano
microplastics
(N/M-Ps,
ranging
from
10
nm
5
mm),
over
time
these
N/M-Ps
have
integrated
with
the
human
cycle
through
ingestion
inhalation.
These
N/M-Ps,
as
serious
emerging
pollutants,
are
causing
considerable
adverse
health
issues
due
up-taken
by
cells,
tissue,
organs,
including
brain.
It
has
been
proven
that
can
cross
blood-brain
barrier
(via
olfactory
blood
vessels)
affect
secretion
of
neuroinflammatory
(cytokine
chemokine),
transporters,
receptor
markers.
Neurotoxicity,
neuroinflammation,
brain
injury,
which
may
result
in
such
scenarios
a
concern
cause
disorders.
However,
related
pathways
pathogenesis
not
well-explored
but
focus
upcoming
research.
Therefore,
this
editorial,
well-organized
multidisciplinary
research
is
required
explore
associated
pathogenesis,
leading
mapping
nano-enabled
therapeutics
acute
chronic
N/M-P
exposure.
Toxics,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
12(5), С. 320 - 320
Опубликована: Апрель 28, 2024
Microplastics
(MPs)
are
now
ubiquitous
environmental
contaminants
that
lead
to
unavoidable
human
exposure;
they
have
received
increasing
attention
in
recent
years
and
become
an
emerging
area
of
research.
The
greatest
concern
is
the
negative
impacts
MPs
on
marine,
fresh-water,
terrestrial
ecosystems,
as
well
health,
extent
World
Health
Organization
(WHO)
calls
for
increased
research
standardized
methods
assess
exposure
MPs.
Many
countries
international
organizations
implementing
or
proposing
legislation
this
regard.
This
review
aims
summarize
current
state
legislation,
indoor
outdoor
contamination,
potential
health
risk
due
airborne
MPs,
considering
occupational
also
becoming
a
growing
concern.
Even
though
regarding
has
continuously
last
twenty
years,
effects
been
scarcely
investigated,
toxicity
studies
still
limited
not
directly
comparable,
lack
field.
