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Microplastics in aquatic food chain : sources, measurement, occurrence and potential health risks

Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling 2013 39 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 40 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.
Hans Bouwmeester Ruud Peters, P.C.H. Hollman, Ruud Peters, Ruud Peters, Ruud Peters, Ruud Peters, Hans Bouwmeester Hans Bouwmeester Hans Bouwmeester Hans Bouwmeester Hans Bouwmeester Ruud Peters, Ruud Peters, Ruud Peters, Ruud Peters, Ruud Peters, Ruud Peters, P.C.H. Hollman, P.C.H. Hollman, Hans Bouwmeester Ruud Peters, Ruud Peters, Hans Bouwmeester Ruud Peters, Hans Bouwmeester Ruud Peters, Ruud Peters, Hans Bouwmeester Ruud Peters, Hans Bouwmeester Hans Bouwmeester

Summary

This review examines the sources, measurement methods, occurrence, and potential health risks of microplastics throughout aquatic food chains, finding that while microplastics are ubiquitous in fish, shellfish, and other aquatic food sources, the data needed for a comprehensive human dietary exposure and risk assessment are not yet available. Researchers identify standardization of detection methods as a critical prerequisite for meaningful risk evaluation.

Pollution of the environment with plastics is a growing problem, and is expected to persist for hundreds to thousands of years. As a result microplastics, plastic particles with size smaller than 5 mm, are ubiquitously present in the aquatic food chain. The present literature review shows that the information needed for such an evaluation is not available yet

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