Raman Microspectroscopy evidence of microplastics in human semen

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 901, С. 165922 - 165922

Опубликована: Июль 31, 2023

The presence of microplastics (MPs) in human fluids and organs is a great concern, since, as highlighted by recent studies on animal models, they could cause alterations several physiological functions, including reproduction. In this study, semen samples collected from men living polluted area the Campania Region (Southern Italy), were analyzed to assess MPs. N. 16 pigmented microplastic fragments (ranging 2 6 μm size) with spheric or irregular shapes found six out ten samples. All detected MPs characterized terms morphology (size, colour, shape) chemical composition Raman Microspectroscopy. Chemical showed polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), terephthalate (PET), polystyrene (PS), polyvinylchloride (PVC), polycarbonate (PC), polyoxymethylene (POM) acrylic, suggesting ingestion and/or inhalation route exposure environmental work, we propose for first time mechanism which pass into most likely through epididymis seminal vesicles, are susceptible inflammation.

Язык: Английский

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Microplastics in human samples: Recent advances, hot-spots, and analytical challenges

TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 161, С. 117016 - 117016

Опубликована: Март 11, 2023

Язык: Английский

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A new quantitative insight: Interaction of polyethylene microplastics with soil - microbiome - crop

Journal of Hazardous Materials, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 460, С. 132302 - 132302

Опубликована: Авг. 17, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Food chain microplastics contamination and impact on human health: a review

Environmental Chemistry Letters, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 22(4), С. 1889 - 1927

Опубликована: Апрель 9, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Micro(nano)plastics in the Human Body: Sources, Occurrences, Fates, and Health Risks

Environmental Science & Technology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 5, 2024

The increasing global attention on micro(nano)plastics (MNPs) is a result of their ubiquity in the water, air, soil, and biosphere, exposing humans to MNPs daily basis threatening human health. However, crucial data body, including sources, occurrences, behaviors, health risks, are limited, which greatly impedes any systematic assessment impact body. To further understand effects we must identify existing knowledge gaps that need be immediately addressed provide potential solutions these issues. Herein, examined current literature behaviors body as well risks. Furthermore, identified key resolved comprehensively assess Additionally, complexity lack efficient analytical methods main barriers impeding investigations necessitating development standard unified method. Finally, highlighted for interdisciplinary studies from environmental, biological, medical, chemical, computer, material scientists fill drive research. Considering inevitability occurrence exposure MNPs, more urgently required enhance our understanding negative

Язык: Английский

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Neurotoxicities induced by micro/nanoplastics: A review focusing on the risks of neurological diseases

Journal of Hazardous Materials, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 469, С. 134054 - 134054

Опубликована: Март 15, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Silver nanostars arrayed on GO/MWCNT composite membranes for enrichment and SERS detection of polystyrene nanoplastics in water

Water Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 255, С. 121444 - 121444

Опубликована: Март 11, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Drinking Boiled Tap Water Reduces Human Intake of Nanoplastics and Microplastics

Environmental Science & Technology Letters, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11(3), С. 273 - 279

Опубликована: Фев. 28, 2024

Tap water nano/microplastics (NMPs) escaping from centralized treatment systems are of increasing global concern, because they pose potential health risk to humans via consumption. Drinking boiled water, an ancient tradition in some Asian countries, is supposedly beneficial for human health, as boiling can remove chemicals and most biological substances. However, it remains unclear whether effective removing NMPs tap water. Herein we present evidence that polystyrene, polyethylene, polypropylene coprecipitate with calcium carbonate (CaCO3) incrustants upon boiling. Boiling hard (>120 mg L–1 CaCO3) at least 80% size between 0.1 150 μm. Elevated temperatures promote CaCO3 nucleation on NMPs, resulting the encapsulation aggregation within incrustants. This simple boiling-water strategy "decontaminate" household has harmlessly alleviating intake through

Язык: Английский

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Recent progress in the hydrophobic modification of starch-based films

Food Hydrocolloids, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 151, С. 109860 - 109860

Опубликована: Фев. 5, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Microplastics perturb nitrogen removal, microbial community and metabolism mechanism in biofilm system

Journal of Hazardous Materials, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 458, С. 131971 - 131971

Опубликована: Июль 3, 2023

Язык: Английский

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