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Toxicity Risk of Microplastics and Nanoplastics to Environmental and Human Health
Summary
Researchers exposed zebrafish embryos and human cell lines to microplastics and nanoplastics and observed uptake of particles along with toxicity including impaired embryo growth, cardiovascular effects in fish, and reduced energy production in human cells. The study demonstrates cross-species toxicity risks from plastic particle exposure.
This research studied the toxicity risks of microplastics and nanoplastics to environmental and human health. Plastic particles were observed to be taken up by zebrafish embryos and human cell lines and caused a variety of toxicity responses including effects on embryo growth and development and the cardiovascular system of fish, and reduced the energy production in human cells.