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Recent Advances in Microplastics Impacts on Human Health
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This review summarized recent advances in understanding the impacts of microplastics on human health, covering ingestion, inhalation, and dermal exposure routes and reviewing evidence of cellular toxicity, endocrine disruption, and systemic inflammation. It highlighted the need for epidemiological studies to establish dose-response relationships in humans.
Seona Yu, Jooyoung Lee, Jeong-Ann Park, Kwang Suk Lim, Suk-Jin Ha, Hyungseok Lee, and Hyun-Ouk Kim. Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering Journal 2024;39:97-110. https://doi.org/10.7841/ksbbj.2024.39.4.97
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