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An Overview of the Detrimental Effect of Microplastics on Humans

Emerging contaminants and associated treatment technologies 2024 1 citation ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Subhankar Das, Manjula Ishwara Kalyani

Summary

Researchers reviewed how rising global plastic production combined with poor waste management leads microplastics to accumulate in the human body through ingestion, inhalation, and dermal contact, summarizing evidence linking this exposure to inflammatory, endocrine, and cytotoxic health effects.

Microplastics (MPs) have become a worldwide environmental concern that pose a threat to human health. An enormous increase in the manufacture and use of fossil-based plastics worldwide, coupled with improper waste management, causes plastic waste to deteriorate and...

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