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Toxicological Impacts of Fish Contaminated by MPs and Effects on Human Health
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This review paper summarizes existing research on microplastics in fish and their possible effects on human health. It reports that microplastics can move through the food chain and build up in body tissues, with studies linking exposure to nerve damage, genetic damage, and cell stress. The authors note that many gaps remain in understanding how microplastics affect humans specifically.
Aquatic contamination by microplastics (MPs) affects the health of fish and humans who consume these organisms in their diet. MPs can be transferred along the food chain and bioaccumulate in human and animal tissues. In addition to physical effects, toxic effects related to neurotoxicity, genotoxicity, stress and oxidative damage to cells and tissues can be generated by exposure to MPs. However, several gaps in knowledge about the toxicity of MPs, especially to humans, need to be filled. Therefore, measures to contain environmental pollution by MPs are extremely urgent for the preservation of aquatic organisms and public health.
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