A review of human exposure to microplastics and insights into microplastics as obesogens

K Kannan, K Vimalkumar - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The ubiquitous exposure of humans to microplastics (MPs) through inhalation of particles in
air and ingestion in dust, water, and diet is well established. Humans are estimated to ingest …

Occurrence, human exposure, and risk of microplastics in the indoor environment

HK Ageel, S Harrad, MAE Abdallah - … Science: Processes & Impacts, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Microplastics (MPs) are a group of emerging contaminants that have attracted increasing
scientific and societal attention over the past decade due to their ubiquitous detection in all …

Microplastics and nanoplastics: emerging contaminants in food

Q Liu, Z Chen, Y Chen, F Yang, W Yao… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
As current concerns about food safety issues around the world are still relatively serious,
more and more food safety issues have become the focus of people's attention. What's more …

Surface water, sediment, and biota: The first multi-compartment analysis of microplastics in the Karnafully river, Bangladesh

MJ Hossain, S AftabUddin, F Akhter, N Nusrat… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Karnafullly River, which flows through Chattogram and falls into the Bay of
Bengal, Bangladesh, is vulnerable to microplastic contamination. In this study, we looked at …

Managing the invisible threat of microplastics in marine ecosystems: Lessons from coast of the Bay of Bengal

AN Mubin, S Arefin, MS Mia, ARMT Islam… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Invisible microplastics (MP) have become a significant problem worldwide in recent years.
Although many studies have highlighted the sources, effects, and fate of MPs pollution on …

From oceans to dinner plates: The impact of microplastics on human health

EC Emenike, CJ Okorie, T Ojeyemi, A Egbemhenghe… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Microplastics, measuring less than 5 mm in diameter, are now found in various
environmental media, including soil, water, and air, and have infiltrated the food chain …

Microplastics in an anadromous national fish, Hilsa shad Tenualosa ilisha from the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh

MAM Siddique, A Uddin, SMA Rahman… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hilsa shad is one of the most important fisheries, contributing about 12.9% of the country's
(Bangladesh) total fish production. There was no previous study on microplastic …

Macro marine litter survey of sandy beaches along the Cox's Bazar Coast of Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh: land-based sources of solid litter pollution

MRJ Rakib, A Ertaş, TR Walker, MJ Rule… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Macro-sized marine litter (> 2.5 cm) was collected, characterized, and enumerated
along the Cox's Bazar Coast, Bangladesh. Marine litter abundance was converted to density …

Occurrence, spatial distribution, and risk assessment of microplastics in surface water and sediments of Saint Martin Island in the Bay of Bengal

S Al Nahian, MRJ Rakib, SMB Haider, R Kumar… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are emerging contaminants in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and
have caused substantial concern worldwide. This study surveyed the presence of MPs in …

Microplastic pollution in Bangladesh: research and management needs

T Islam, Y Li, MM Rob, H Cheng - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics are omnipresent in the terrestrial and aquatic environment, and are considered
as a potentially serious threat to the biodiversity and ecosystem. Pollution of plastic debris …