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Environmental Sources
Human Health Effects
Nanoplastics
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Genotoxic and immunomodulatory effects in human white blood cells after ex vivo exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics
Environmental Science Nano
2020
68 citations
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Sandra Ballesteros,
Josefa Domenech,
Irene Barguilla,
Constanza Cortés,
Ricard Marcos,
Alba Hernández
Summary
Human white blood cells were exposed ex vivo to polystyrene nanoplastics and showed DNA strand breaks, chromosomal damage, and changes in immune cell activation markers, suggesting that nanoplastics at environmentally relevant concentrations could cause genotoxic and immunomodulatory effects in people.
Polymers
Body Systems
Accumulation of plastic and its derivatives, micro- and nanoplastics (MNPLs), is a substantial environmental and ecological problem that could potentially become a serious health concern to humans.