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Microplastic Pollution and Health and Relevance to the Malaysia’s Roadmap to Zero Single-Use Plastics 2018–2030

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences 2020 45 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 45 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.
Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yeong Yeh Lee, Yeong Yeh Lee, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Zheng Feei, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yeong Yeh Lee, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yeong Yeh Lee, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yeong Yeh Lee, Yeong Yeh Lee, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yeong Yeh Lee, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Zheng Feei, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yeong Yeh Lee, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim

Summary

Microplastics are widespread in drinking water and seafood consumed in Malaysia, where they pose potential health risks through chemical, physical, and microbial pathways, though most evidence comes from animal rather than human studies. Malaysia's 2018 roadmap to phase out single-use plastics by 2030 is discussed as a policy response to this growing environmental health concern.

Study Type Environmental

Microplastic pollution is an emerging environmental and public health threat worldwide including Malaysia. Microplastics are widespread in drinking water, but also food products especially seafood, an important dietary source for the Malaysians. Potential health hazards may be a result of chemicals, physical properties and microbial disturbance associated with microplastic exposure. However, most studies were performed in animals rather than in human. Nevertheless, in recognition of rising threat from microplastics, in 2018, the Malaysia's Roadmap to Zero Single-use Plastics 2018-2030 has been released. In this editorial, we firstly discussed the potential impact of microplastics on human health, followed by the strategies or limitations highlighted in the Malaysia's Roadmap.

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