We can't find the internet
Attempting to reconnect
Something went wrong!
Hang in there while we get back on track
Papers
61,005 resultsShowing papers similar to Understanding and Mitigating the Toxic Impacts of Microplastic Pollution on Environmental Health
ClearEcological Impacts of Microplastics and Their Additives
This comprehensive review examines how microplastics and their chemical additives cause ecological harm, covering exposure risks, toxicity pathways, and the transport of persistent toxic substances through ecosystems. Microplastics act as carriers for harmful chemicals that can accumulate in organisms and travel up the food chain toward humans. The review emphasizes that understanding the full life cycle of microplastics, from production to environmental breakdown, is essential for assessing risks to both ecosystems and human health.
Ecological and toxicological manifestations of microplastics: current scenario, research gaps, and possible alleviation measures
This review examines the ecological and toxicological effects of microplastics and their associated contaminants across aquatic and terrestrial environments, identifying key knowledge gaps and potential mitigation strategies. The authors emphasize that both physical particle effects and co-transported chemical pollutants pose compounding risks to wildlife and ecosystems.
Occurrence, distribution, characteristics, toxicity, human health effects and removal techniques of Microplastic: A Review
This review surveys the occurrence, distribution, toxicity, and health effects of microplastics across environmental compartments, examining how these particles enter ecosystems and food chains and evaluating available removal and mitigation techniques.
Contribution of chemical toxicity to the overall toxicity of microplastic particles: A review
This review examines how the chemical toxicity of microplastics, from leached additives and absorbed pollutants, contributes to their overall harmful effects beyond just physical damage. Over 16,000 chemicals are used in plastic manufacturing, many of which can leach out and cause harm to living organisms at environmentally realistic concentrations. The findings suggest that the chemical cocktail carried by microplastics may be just as important as their physical presence when assessing health risks.
Chemical and ecotoxicological assessment of microplastics and emerging risks in the coastal environments
This review examines the chemical composition of microplastics found in coastal environments and assesses their ecotoxicological risks, including the leaching of plastic additives and adsorption of environmental pollutants. It emphasizes the need for better risk assessment frameworks that account for both the particles and their associated chemical contaminants.
Multiple Effects, Pathways, and Potential Health Risks from Environmental Microplastic Exposure
This review synthesizes nearly two decades of research on the multiple pathways through which environmental microplastics affect human and ecological health, including chemical toxicity, physical impacts, and potential roles as carriers of pathogens and contaminants.
Plastic additives and microplastics as emerging contaminants: Mechanisms and analytical assessment
Researchers reviewed how chemical additives mixed into plastics during manufacturing — including stabilizers, flame retardants, and plasticizers — can leach out throughout a plastic's lifecycle and pose risks to ecosystems and human health, with microplastics acting as carriers that concentrate and transport these hazardous chemicals.
Microplastics: research landscape, challenges, and remediation
This review synthesizes research on microplastic pollution sources, polymer types, and remediation strategies, identifying polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, and polyvinyl chloride as the most prevalent polymers and highlighting chemical additives such as phthalates as compounding environmental hazards.
A Detailed Review Study on Potential Effects of Microplastics and Additives of Concern on Human Health
This detailed review examines the potential health effects of microplastics and the chemical additives they contain, which can include plasticizers, flame retardants, and stabilizers. Researchers describe how humans are exposed to these hazardous chemicals through ingestion, inhalation, and skin contact as microplastics break down in the environment. The study emphasizes that the combination of physical particle effects and chemical toxicity makes microplastics a uniquely complex health concern.
Microplastics in ecological system: Their prevalence, health effects, and remediation
This review provides an overview of microplastic prevalence across different ecosystems and their potential effects on environmental and human health. The researchers discuss how microplastics enter water, soil, and food chains, and examine the various biological effects documented in organisms. They also review current remediation strategies being developed to address microplastic contamination.
Microplastics Contamination in the Environment: An Ecotoxicological Concern
This review examines the sources, distribution, and toxic effects of microplastics across terrestrial and aquatic environments. The authors summarize evidence that microplastics harm a wide range of organisms by causing physical injury, delivering chemical pollutants, and disrupting ecosystem processes.
Microplastic Hazards and Possible Mitigation
This review covers the sources, environmental distribution, and hazards of microplastics, along with potential mitigation strategies including filtration, biodegradation, and policy interventions. Microplastics absorb toxic chemicals and act as vectors for hazardous substances through food chains, posing risks to both ecosystems and human health.
The polymers and their additives in particulate plastics: What makes them hazardous to the fauna?
This review argues that microplastics should not be treated as a single category because different plastic types have very different chemical properties and health risks. Each polymer carries its own set of chemical additives like flame retardants, plasticizers, and stabilizers, which can leach out and cause additional harm to organisms. Understanding the specific dangers of each plastic type and its additives is essential for accurately assessing the true health risks of microplastic exposure.
Environmental Toxicity of Emerging Micro and Nanoplastics
This review examines the environmental toxicity of emerging micro- and nanoplastics, covering their sources, degradation pathways, ecological impacts on organisms, and the need for standardized risk assessment frameworks.
Exploring microplastic pollution from origin to environmental impact and remediation approaches
This review provides a comprehensive assessment of microplastic pollution, covering their sources from synthetic textiles, cosmetics, and packaging to their fate in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. The study critically examines detection techniques, structural and chemical classification methods, and the health risks microplastics pose to organisms including humans.
Overview of microplastics in the environment: type, source, potential effects and removal strategies
This review examines microplastic types, sources, and health effects across land and marine environments, discussing remediation technologies and emphasizing the need for international cooperation to address this global pollution challenge.
Environmental source, fate, and toxicity of microplastics
This comprehensive review covers the sources, environmental fate, and toxic effects of microplastics across both aquatic and terrestrial environments. The study highlights that microplastics are now found virtually everywhere on Earth and can harm organisms through physical damage, chemical leaching, and by acting as carriers for other pollutants.
Micro- and Nano-Plastics Contaminants in the Environment: Sources, Fate, Toxicity, Detection, Remediation, and Sustainable Perspectives
This review provides a broad overview of micro- and nanoplastic pollution, covering where these particles come from, how they spread through the environment, and the damage they cause to living things including humans. The authors also compare different methods for removing microplastics from the environment, including physical, chemical, and biological approaches. The paper calls for more research and global cooperation to develop better tools for measuring the health risks of plastic pollution.
Impact of Microplastics on the Environment and Its Mitigation
This review examines the environmental and biological hazards of microplastics across terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, covering their classification as fibers, flakes, fragments, granules, and spheres, their capacity to carry toxic chemicals, and their sorption-desorption dynamics. The authors identify significant gaps in analytical methodology and biological impact data, calling for novel mitigation strategies to address the long-term ecological risks of this emerging contaminant.
Plastic and Microplastic Wastes as Environmental Toxicants
This review covers the environmental accumulation of plastics and microplastics and their toxic chemical additives — including phthalates, flame retardants, bisphenol A, heavy metals, and PCBs — documenting contamination from urban regions to remote ecosystems and food/water supplies.
Study of the Potential Impact of Microplastics and Additives on Human Health
This review examines the potential health impacts of microplastics and their chemical additives on humans, noting the difficulty of assessing risk due to the highly variable physical and chemical properties of microplastics. Researchers found that microplastics act as vectors for toxic chemicals in ecosystems, and that combined exposure to plastic particles and associated contaminants represents a complex stressor with poorly understood health consequences.
Microplastics in Aquatic Environments: Sources, Ecotoxicity, Detection & Remediation
This review provides a comprehensive overview of microplastic sources, ecotoxicity, detection methods, and remediation strategies in aquatic environments. Researchers found that microplastics act as carriers for toxic chemicals and pose threats to both marine and freshwater ecosystems as well as human health through drinking water exposure. The study highlights the need for improved detection technologies and effective remediation approaches to address this growing environmental challenge.
Microplastic Pollution: An In-depth Review of its Sources, Formation Mechanisms, Quantification Techniques, Environmental Impacts, Toxicological Effects and Remediation Strategies
This comprehensive review covers the full scope of microplastic pollution, from where microplastics come from and how they form, to how scientists detect and measure them. Researchers summarized the environmental and health impacts of microplastic contamination across ecosystems including water, soil, and air. The study also evaluates current cleanup and remediation strategies, highlighting the need for coordinated global efforts to address this widespread form of pollution.
Microplastic contaminants in the aqueous environment, fate, toxicity consequences, and remediation strategies
This review covers the sources, fate, and toxic effects of microplastic contaminants in aquatic environments, along with current remediation strategies for removing them. Researchers found that microplastics cause various health problems in aquatic organisms and can enter the human food chain through contaminated seafood and water. The study emphasizes the urgent need for improved waste management and novel cleanup technologies to address microplastic pollution in water systems.