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Nanoplastics as a Vehicle for Environmental Pollutants: A Hazard for Human Health
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This review examines nanoplastics as environmental vectors for chemical pollutants, discussing how their high surface-area-to-volume ratio enables adsorption of heavy metals, pesticides, and persistent organic pollutants. The authors assess the evidence for nanoplastic-facilitated delivery of these co-contaminants to human tissues and call for dedicated nanoplastic toxicology studies.
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