Cancer may be induced by microplastics-sorbed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons?

Ashok K. Sundramoorthy; Anandavalli Baskar; Anuradha Natarajan; Raji Atchudan; Sandeep Arya

doi:10.1016/j.oor.2023.100150

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Cancer may be induced by microplastics-sorbed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons?

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Ashok K. Sundramoorthy, Anandavalli Baskar, Anuradha Natarajan, Raji Atchudan, Sandeep Arya

Summary

This review explores the potential link between microplastics that have absorbed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and cancer risk in humans. Researchers found that microplastics can act as carriers for persistent organic pollutants, and laboratory studies suggest these contaminated particles may enhance metastatic characteristics in cancer cells. The study indicates that the combination of microplastics and adsorbed pollutants may pose a heightened concern for human health.

• MPs are plastics that originated from the breakdown of larger plastic waste. • MPs are particles of plastics with size ranging from 1 nm to 5 mm. • Persistent organic pollutants compounds leading to various cancers. • MPs boosted metastatic characteristics in cancer cells. • MPs-PAH have a high tendency to induce cancer risk in humans.

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