Corrigendum to “Microplastics and PFAS as ubiquitous pollutants affect potencies of highly toxic chemicals in mixtures” [J Hazard Mater 500 (2025) 140493]

Microplastics and PFAS as ubiquitous pollutants affect potencies of highly toxic chemicals in mixtures

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Researchers investigated how ubiquitous pollutants like PFAS and microplastics affect the toxicity of other highly toxic chemicals when present together in mixtures. They found that even at non-toxic concentrations, PFAS and microplastics could alter the potency of co-occurring toxic compounds. The study highlights the importance of considering pollutant interactions in complex environmental mixtures rather than assessing chemicals in isolation.

Microplastics as Vectors of PFAS: Adsorption Mechanisms, Environmental Fate, and Toxicological Implications

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This review examined how microplastics act as vectors for PFAS—so-called forever chemicals—by adsorbing and transporting these compounds through aquatic and terrestrial environments to increase combined toxic burden. The co-exposure risk is particularly concerning for human health because both microplastics and PFAS are persistent, and their interaction may amplify systemic toxicity beyond what either pollutant causes alone.

Combined Toxicity of PFAS and Microplastics in Aquatic Ecosystems: Synergistic, Additive, and Antagonistic Interactions

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Researchers reviewed the combined toxicity of PFAS and microplastics in aquatic ecosystems, finding that while synergistic interactions receive the most attention, additive and antagonistic outcomes are also common and depend on PFAS congener, polymer type, particle size, and species—warning against treating synergy as the default response and calling for standardized mixture-based exposure protocols to enable ecologically realistic risk assessment.

Corrigendum to “Detection of microplastics from food and beverage packaging materials” [Trac. Trends Anal. Chem. 199 (2026) 118806]

Microplastic–toxic chemical interaction: a review study on quantified levels, mechanism and implication

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Researchers review how microplastics act as vectors for toxic chemicals including heavy metals and hydrophobic organic contaminants, finding that sorbed contaminant concentrations vary by location and are highest near industrial activity, and that ingestion by marine organisms, soil fauna, and edible plants creates potential human health risks through the food web.