In Vitro Toxicity Assessment of Polyethylene Terephthalate and Polyvinyl Chloride Microplastics Using Three Cell Lines from Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss)

Assessing the impact of environmental microplastics in fish using cell line, embryos, larvae and juvenile

Acute Effects of Size Dependent Low-Density Polyethylene Microplastics on Zebrafish

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Zebrafish embryos exposed to low-density polyethylene microplastics for 48 hours accumulated particles in their gut, experienced reduced hatching rates, increased heart rates, and significant tissue damage, with smaller particles causing the most harm. These acute effects in a widely used model organism suggest that even brief early-life exposure to plastic particles can disrupt normal development.

Microplastics: An Unsafe Pathway from Aquatic Environment to Health—A Review

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Researchers reviewed how microplastics travel from aquatic environments into the human body, tracing pathways through contaminated water, seafood, and aquatic food chains, and highlighting gaps in our understanding of the resulting health risks across multiple organ systems.

Microplastic Toxicity in Aquatic Organisms and Aquatic Ecosystems: a Review

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Researchers reviewed how microplastics move through aquatic food webs, finding evidence that these particles accumulate across trophic levels, but noted that most toxicity studies are conducted in labs rather than real ecosystems, leaving major gaps in understanding the true ecological and human health risks.

Ecotoxicological Consequences of Microplastics in Aquatic Life

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Researchers reviewed how microplastics — tiny plastic particles under 5mm — harm aquatic ecosystems, documenting that fish, invertebrates, and other marine life can ingest them, leading to physical damage, toxic chemical exposure, and disruptions to feeding and reproduction.