Twenty years of microplastics pollution research—what have we learned?

Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 386(6720)

Опубликована: Сен. 19, 2024

Twenty years after the first publication that used term microplastic, we review current understanding, refine definitions, and consider future prospects. Microplastics arise from multiple sources, including tires, textiles, cosmetics, paint, fragmentation of larger items. They are widely distributed throughout natural environment, with evidence harm at levels biological organization. pervasive in food drink have been detected human body, emerging negative effects. Environmental contamination could double by 2040, wide-scale has predicted. Public concern is increasing, diverse measures to address microplastic pollution being considered international negotiations. Clear on efficacy potential solutions now needed issue minimize risks unintended consequences.

Язык: Английский

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The potential impacts of micro-and-nano plastics on various organ systems in humans

EBioMedicine, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 99, С. 104901 - 104901

Опубликована: Дек. 6, 2023

Humans are exposed to micro-and-nano plastics (MNPs) through various routes, but the adverse health effects of MNPs on different organ systems not yet fully understood. This review aims provide an overview potential impacts and identify knowledge gaps in current research. The summarized results suggest that exposure can lead oxidative stress, inflammation, immune dysfunction, altered biochemical energy metabolism, impaired cell proliferation, disrupted microbial metabolic pathways, abnormal development, carcinogenicity. There is limited human data MNPs, despite evidence from animal cellular studies. Most published research has focused specific types assess their toxicity, while other plastic particles commonly found environment remain unstudied. Future studies should investigate by considering realistic concentrations, dose-dependent effects, individual susceptibility, confounding factors.

Язык: Английский

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Recent progress of microplastic toxicity on human exposure base on in vitro and in vivo studies

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 903, С. 166766 - 166766

Опубликована: Сен. 2, 2023

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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Bioelectrochemical systems – A potentially effective technology for mitigating microplastic contamination in wastewater

Journal of Cleaner Production, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 450, С. 141931 - 141931

Опубликована: Март 25, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Detection and analysis of microplastics in tissues and blood of human cervical cancer patients

Environmental Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 259, С. 119498 - 119498

Опубликована: Июнь 26, 2024

Язык: Английский

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The micro(nano)plastics perspective: exploring cancer development and therapy

Molecular Cancer, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 24(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 24, 2025

Microplastics, as an emerging environmental pollutant, have received widespread attention for their potential impact on ecosystems and human health. Microplastics are defined plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in diameter can be categorized primary secondary microplastics. Primary microplastics usually originate directly from industrial production, while formed by the degradation of larger items. capable triggering cytotoxicity chronic inflammation, may promote cancer through mechanisms such pro-inflammatory responses, oxidative stress endocrine disruption. In addition, improved bring new perspectives to therapy, studies drug carriers underway, showing high targeting bioavailability. Although current suggest association between certain cancers (e.g., lung, liver, breast cancers), long-term effects specific still need studied. This review aimed at exploring carcinogenicity promising applications therapy provides important directions future research emphasizes multidisciplinary collaboration address this global health challenge.

Язык: Английский

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Microplastic Migration and Transformation Pathways and Exposure Health Risks

Environmental Pollution, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 368, С. 125700 - 125700

Опубликована: Янв. 15, 2025

Plastics play a crucial role in modern life, but improper use and disposal have resulted microplastics becoming widespread the environment, raising significant concerns about both environment human health. Extensive research has explored transformation mechanisms, bioaccumulation, ecological impacts, health risks associated with microplastics. The present review first analyzes migration, transformation, degradation pathways of on global scale, then synthesizes current knowledge types, sources, migration soil, atmosphere, aquatic environments, emphasizing mechanisms like photo-aging microbial degradation, detailing their impacts. Additionally, this examines gaps identifies critical areas needing further study, such as key control points microplastic processes underlying to populations. aim is provide comprehensive reference for advancing pollution control, protection efforts, risk assessment frameworks.

Язык: Английский

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Microplastic Pollution in Turkish Aquatic Ecosystems: Sources, Characteristics, Implications, and Mitigation Strategies

Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 23(12)

Опубликована: Ноя. 2, 2023

Aquatic environments are one of the final destinations for microplastics. In this review, a combination systematic and narrative literature review was conducted to identify summarise advances, gaps, future directions in microplastic monitoring studies Turkish aquatic environment inhabiting organisms. A total 62 peer-reviewed publications available on Web Science were considered review. Additionally, current state pollution which includes marine freshwater ecosystems, as well organisms, sources characteristics microplastics reviewed narratively. Türkiye`s position global plastic treaty mitigation practices also addressed. Although an increase number over time observed, extent carried out ecosystems limited. Strict legislation should be enacted enforced tackle Türkiye. nationwide, long-term at sufficiently regular intervals considered.

Язык: Английский

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Effects of microplastics on the phytoremediation of Cd, Pb, and Zn contaminated soils by Solanum photeinocarpum and Lantana camara

Environmental Research, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 231, С. 116312 - 116312

Опубликована: Июнь 2, 2023

Язык: Английский

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