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Toxic effects of polyethylene-microplastics on freshwater fish species: Implications for human health

Public Health Toxicology 2022 3 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Dimitra Bobori, Anastasia Dimitriadi, Konstantinos Feidantsis, Athina Samiotaki, Danai Fafouti, Ioannis Sampsonidis, Stavros Kalogiannis, Georgia Kastrinaki, Dimitra A. Lambropoulou, George Z. Kyzas, George Koumoundouros, Dimitrios Ν. Bikiaris, Martha Kaloyianni

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This study reviews the toxic effects of polyethylene microplastics on freshwater fish species and the implications for human health, drawing on a body of existing literature on plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems. The work synthesizes evidence of microplastic ingestion, bioaccumulation, and physiological effects in freshwater fish with relevance to human dietary exposure.

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Study Type Environmental

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