The polymers and their additives in particulate plastics: what makes them hazardous to the fauna?

S Sridharan, M Kumar, M Saha, MB Kirkham… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the increasing concerns on global ecosystems and human health, the environmental
risks posed by microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) have become an important topic …

Food and human safety: The impact of microplastics

K Kadac-Czapska, E Knez… - Critical Reviews in Food …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Plastic waste pollution is one of the biggest problems in the world today. The amount of
plastic in the environment continues to increase, and human exposure to microplastic (MP) …

Toxic effects on enzymatic activity, gene expression and histopathological biomarkers in organisms exposed to microplastics and nanoplastics: a review

I Patra, DTN Huy, F Alsaikhan, MJC Opulencia… - Environmental Sciences …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) have become an important global
environmental issue due to their widespread contamination in the environment. This review …

Origin, ecotoxicity, and analytical methods for microplastic detection in aquatic systems

V Kumar, M Umesh, P Chakraborty, P Sharma… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the decades, interaction of microplastics with other pollutants in a dynamic
environmental set up was observed to increase their toxic effects. This scenario is worse in …

Bioaccumulation of functionalized polystyrene nanoplastics in sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka, 1867) and their toxic effects on oxidative stress …

Y Gu, D Xu, J Liu, Y Chen, J Wang, Y Song, B Sun… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Micro/nano-plastics (M/NPs) are emerging contaminants in aquatic environment,
however, little knowledge regarding the adverse effects of functionalized NPs has been …

Micro-and nano-plastics in food systems: Distribution, combined toxicity with environmental contaminants, and removal strategies

HP Wang, XH Huang, JN Chen, M Dong, CZ Nie… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Micro or nano-plastics (MNPs) are considered as emerging pollutants gradually shifting from
oceanosphere to terrestrial ecosystems. MNPs can enter the human body through the food …

Microplastics in marine invertebrates from the Red Sea Coast of Egypt: Abundance, composition, and risks

A Abd-Elkader, AE El Sayed, A Mahdy… - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
This study marked the first exploration of microplastics in marine invertebrates in the Red
Sea Coast of Egypt. 110 individuals from 11 different species, including Bivalvia …

Microplastics in canned, salt-dried, and instant sea cucumbers sold for human consumption

M Mohsen, C Lin, M Abdalla, S Liu, H Yang - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Determining the amount of microplastics (MPs) in food is key to clarifying their potential
toxicity to humans. Here, we collected canned, instant, and salt-dried sea cucumbers …

Occurrence of microfibres in wild specimens of adult sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) from a coastal area of the central Mediterranean Sea

C Murano, L Vaccari, R Casotti, I Corsi… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates the occurrence of anthropogenic fibres inside wild Paracentrotus
lividus at a Mediterranean coastal area in 2020. From each sea urchin, the coelomic fluid …

Microplastics (MPs) in marine food chains: Is it a food safety issue?

B Jinadasa, S Uddin, SW Fowler - Advances in food and nutrition research, 2023 - Elsevier
The enormous usage of plastic over the last seven decades has resulted in a massive
quantity of plastic waste, much of it eventually breaking down into microplastic (MP) and …