Worker studies suggest unique liver carcinogenicity potential of polyvinyl chloride microplastics

GM Zarus, C Muianga, S Brenner… - American journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Plastic debris pervades our environment. Some breaks down into microplastics
(MPs) that can enter and distribute in living organisms causing effects in multiple target …

Both nanoplastic and iron mineral types determine their heteroaggregation: Aggregation kinetics and interface process

N Liu, Y Kong, X Cao, L Yue, Z Wang, X Li - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics (NPs) inevitably interact with iron minerals (IMs) after being released into
aquatic environments, changing their transport and fate. In this study, batch …

The influence of digestive tract protein on cytotoxicity of polyvinyl chloride microplastics

G Liu, Q Jiang, L Qin, Z Zeng, P Zhang, B Feng… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics in food and drinking water can enter the human body through oral exposure,
posing potential health risks to the human health. Most studies on the toxic effects of …