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Microplastic: Its Effect on Human Health

Asian Journal of Microbiology Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences 2023 1 citation ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Taposhi Thakuria, Luna Dutta Baruah

Summary

This review outlines how microplastics from single-use packaging, bottles, and consumer goods enter the food chain through ingestion and inhalation, serving as carriers for toxic chemical additives and adsorbed pollutants that pose risks to human health.

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Respiratory

The non-biodegradable nature of plastic has made a serious problem in human life. Various sources of single used plastics in the form of packaging material, carry bags, plastic bottles, straws, cutlery, containers, etc. have been increasing the problems in normal life of the society. The smaller plastic fragments less than or equal to 5 mm in length are referred to as microplastics. Microplastics may enter into the food chain through a variety of ways. The sorbed toxic compounds and the chemical additives present in microplastics serve as a carrier for toxicity in the environment. Human health may suffer due to inhalation and ingestion of microplastics through different ways

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