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Emerging investigator series: perspectives on toxicokinetics of nanoscale plastic debris in organisms

Environmental Science Nano 2022 10 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Fazel Abdolahpur Monikh, Martina G. Vijver, Raine Kortet, Iseult Lynch, Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg

Summary

This perspective examines the toxicokinetics of nanoscale plastic debris (particles smaller than 1 micrometer) in organisms, reviewing how fragmentation of environmental plastic waste generates nanoplastics and discussing uptake, distribution, metabolism, and elimination pathways relevant to ecological risk assessment.

Fragmentation of plastic waste in the environment can lead to the formation of nanoscale plastic debris (NPD) of size < 1 μm.

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