Microplastics are small plastic pieces with sizes less than 5 mm. Due to their widespread
distribution in different environmental compartments, food, and drinking water, microplastics …

Since reports published in 2015 and 2016 identified 15 probable exposure–outcome
associations, there has been an increase in studies in humans of exposure to endocrine …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are ubiquitous in aquatic and terrestrial
environments. The main objective of this review was to summarize the current knowledge of …

Phthalate esters (PAEs) are one of the most widely used plasticizers in polymer products
and humans are increasingly exposed to them. The constant exposure to PAEs-contained …

The generation of microplastics (MPs) has increased recently and become an emerging
issue globally. Due to their long-term durability and capability of traveling between different …

Microplastic research in recent years has shown that small plastic particles are found almost
everywhere we look. Besides aquatic and terrestrial environments, this also includes aquatic …

Plastics have been reported as one of the major pollutants among various pollutants that are
disposed of in the environment. They play a pivotal part in human life as they are cost …

Disregarding the rising alarm on the hazardous nature of various phthalates and their
metabolites, ruthless usage of phthalates as plasticizer in plastics and as additives in …

It is predicted that Japan and European Union will soon experience appreciable decreases
in their populations due to persistently low total fertility rates (TFR) below replacement level …

There is growing evidence that bisphenol A (BPA) may adversely affect humans. BPA is an
endocrine disruptor that has been shown to be harmful in laboratory animal studies. Until …