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Potential risk assessment and toxicological impacts of nano/micro-plastics on human health through food products

Advances in food and nutrition research 2023 12 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Shahida Anusha Siddiqui, Sipper Khan, Tayyaba Tariq, Aysha Sameen, Asad Nawaz, Noman Walayat, Natalya Oboturova, Tigran Garrievich Ambartsumov, Andrey Nagdalian

Summary

This review examined the potential risks and toxicological effects of nano- and microplastics on human health through food products, identifying key contamination sources in the food chain and their harmful impacts on the body.

The problem of environmental pollution with plastic is becoming more and more acute every year. Due to the low rate of decomposition of plastic, its particles get into food and harm the human body. This chapter focuses on the potential risks and toxicological effects of both nano and microplastics on human health. The main places of distribution of various toxicants along with the food chain have been established. The effects of some examples of the main sources of micro/nanoplastics on the human body are also emphasised. The processes of entry and accumulation of micro/nanoplastics are described, and the mechanism of accumulation that occurs inside the body is briefly explained. Potential toxic effects reported from studies on various organisms are highlighted as well.

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