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Pollutants Bioavailability and Toxicological Risk from Microplastics

2022 6 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Farhan R. Khan, Danae Patsiou, Ana I. Catarino

Summary

Researchers reviewed how microplastics act as carriers for toxic chemicals, making them available to living organisms across all environments — from mountain peaks to ocean trenches. The combined chemical and physical burden microplastics place on organisms raises significant concerns for long-term human and ecological health.

Microplastics (MPs, <5 mm in size) are considered to be one of today’s major environmental problems. They are a ubiquitous persistent pollutant group that has reached into all parts of the environment – from the highest mountain tops to the lowest...

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