A review of microplastics in table salt, drinking water, and air: direct human exposure

Q Zhang, EG Xu, J Li, Q Chen, L Ma… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ubiquity of microplastics in aquatic and terrestrial environments and related ecological
impacts have gained global attention. Microplastics have been detected in table salt …

A global perspective on microplastics

RC Hale, ME Seeley, MJ La Guardia… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Society has become increasingly reliant on plastics since commercial production began in
about 1950. Their versatility, stability, light weight, and low production costs have fueled …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics and nanoplastics in food, water, and beverages; part I. Occurrence

C Vitali, RJB Peters, HG Janssen… - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the presence of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) has been
assessed in several environmental matrices, including the marine environment and …

Linking effects of microplastics to ecological impacts in marine environments

N Khalid, M Aqeel, A Noman, M Hashem, YS Mostafa… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, efforts to determine the ecological impacts of microplastic pollutants have
increased because of plastic's accelerated contamination of the environment. The tiny size …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics and nanoplastics in food, water, and beverages, part II. Methods

C Vitali, RJB Peters, HG Janssen, MWF Nielen… - TrAC Trends in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) have started emerging as ubiquitous
contaminants in the environment, a variety of analytical techniques has been developed and …

Microplastics: A review of analytical methods, occurrence and characteristics in food, and potential toxicities to biota

CL Bai, LY Liu, YB Hu, EY Zeng, Y Guo - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in various environment compartments, including food.
Here, we collected research reports of MPs in food published during 2010–2020, and …

Microplastics in multimedia environment: A systematic review on its fate, transport, quantification, health risk, and remedial measures

PK Rose, M Jain, N Kataria, PK Sahoo, VK Garg… - Groundwater for …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ever-increasing presence of microplastics in many environmental components has
been a cause of worry for humanity due to their small size and potential health risk. Since …

An overview of the internalization and effects of microplastics and nanoplastics as pollutants of emerging concern in bivalves

M Sendra, E Sparaventi, B Novoa, A Figueras - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastic and nanoplastic pollution in aquatic environments is a topic of emerging
concern due to the internalization, retention time and effects of these particles in aquatic …

Abundance of microplastics in cultured oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from Danang Bay of Vietnam

TT Dang, XTT Le, DT Nguyen, TV Phung, DN Vu… - Marine pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study focuses on determination of quantity, shape, size and polymer types of
microplastics in Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) cultured in Danang Bay, Vietnam. Visual …

[HTML][HTML] Levels of microplastics and their characteristics in molluscs from North-West Mediterranean Sea: Human intake

N Expósito, J Rovira, J Sierra, G Gimenez… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are accessible for organisms with active filter feeding strategies, as are
many marine molluscs, which live attached or semi-buried in sediments. In the present …