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Concept and Transmission of Microplastics in Human Diet
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This review examined the sources, pathways, and mechanisms by which microplastics enter and move through the human food chain, covering agricultural runoff, tire wear particles, textile fibers, and microbeads as key vectors of dietary microplastic exposure.
Use of plastics for different purposes which are non-biodegradable in nature has made a serious problem to nature. The hotspot areas of plastic pollution are confined to the ocean, landfills and open waste disposals. Plastics which fragments into small pieces in the size range of 0.001 - 5 mm are termed as microplastics. Microplastics can enter the environment through agricultural run-off, tyre and road-wear particles, wear and tear of clothes, plastic packages, industrial effluents, microbeads, etc. it can also transfer into the food chain through soil, seaweed, seasalt, drinking water, bottled water, processed food products, packaging, etc. The problems created by microplastics are of great concern for living beings.
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This review examines how food is contaminated by microplastics throughout the supply chain — from agricultural soil and irrigation water to food processing and packaging — and evaluates the health implications for human consumers. The authors estimate dietary microplastic intake across food categories and identify seafood, drinking water, and packaged foods as the highest-exposure routes.
Source and Route of Microplastics in Terrestrial, Atmospheric, and Aquatic Environments, and Effects of Microplastics on Organisms
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This review catalogued sources of microplastics in aquatic and terrestrial environments — with special focus on agricultural plastics — and summarized pathways through which they enter food chains and affect ecosystems.
Microplastics, a Global Issue: Human Exposure through Environmental and Dietary Sources
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