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Screening and prioritization of nano- and microplastic particle toxicity studies for evaluating human health risks – development and application of a toxicity study assessment tool

Microplastics and Nanoplastics 2022 62 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Todd Gouin, Robert G. Ellis‐Hutchings, Leah M. Thornton Hampton, Christine Lemieux, Stephanie Wright

Summary

Researchers developed a standardized tool to screen and rank toxicity studies on nano- and microplastics by quality and relevance, addressing a critical gap in how scientists evaluate which studies should inform human health risk assessments for these widespread plastic pollutants.

The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s43591-021-00023-x.

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