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ClearThe concept of plasticology
This conceptual paper introduces "plasticology" as a proposed interdisciplinary field that integrates the natural sciences, social sciences, and arts to study the full relationship between humans and synthetic plastics in the environment. The authors argue that microplastic and nanoplastic research must include social dimensions — such as behavior patterns and public awareness — alongside chemistry, ecotoxicology, and environmental science to fully understand and address plastic pollution. They highlight art-science collaboration as a potentially valuable tool for building public awareness and monitoring societal responses to plastic contamination.
Innovative One-Health Assessment of Microplastic Exposure in Healthcare Workers: Quantifying Risk across Occupational, Environmental, and Dietary Pathways
This One-Health study assessed microplastic exposure in healthcare workers, measuring plastic particles in occupational environments and biological samples to evaluate workplace-specific exposure routes and potential health implications.
A One Health Perspective and Introduction
This review introduces a One Health framework for understanding the toxicological risks of engineered nanoparticles, ultrafine particulates, and micro- and nanoplastic contaminants, arguing that their impacts on natural environments and human health are interconnected and require integrated ecological, ecotoxicological, and clinical research approaches.
The Effects of Negatıve Envıronmental Factors on Publıc Health (Aır, Water, And Soıl Pollutıon)
This study examined the effects of air, water, and soil pollution on public health within the One Health framework, with particular attention to emerging pollutants including microplastics. Researchers found that environmental contamination, including microplastic pollution in water and soil systems, contributes to a wide range of health outcomes affecting respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems.
Bridging disciplines-key to success when implementing planetary health in medical training curricula
This review examines the challenges of incorporating planetary health topics, including pollution and environmental contamination, into medical school curricula. Researchers found that a major obstacle is attempting to teach these complex interdisciplinary subjects without involving experts from environmental and natural sciences. The study argues that true cross-disciplinary collaboration is essential for training future doctors to understand the health impacts of environmental issues like microplastic pollution.
Exposure and Health Effects of Microplastics in Humans
This doctoral thesis investigates exposure levels and health effects of microplastics in humans, synthesizing analytical chemistry and toxicological evidence on microplastic presence in human tissues and their potential biological impacts.
Present Insights and Future Prospects on Geomaterials: Introducing the Concept of Technite
This review introduces the concept of 'technite' as a framework for understanding geomaterials used in construction and engineering, synthesizing recent advances including research on plastic-derived and composite materials within built environments.
Pollution, Health, and Disaster
This review examined how pollution, health, and disaster research intersects across medical anthropology, environmental anthropology, and science and technology studies, arguing for greater collaboration between these fields to better understand lived experiences in toxic environmental contexts.
Microplastics and human health: A scientometric analysis
Researchers conducted a scientometric analysis of the scientific literature on microplastics and human health, mapping research trends and publication patterns. The study reveals a rapidly growing body of evidence exploring how ubiquitous microplastic contamination may affect human health, while identifying gaps in current research that need further investigation.
Olumsuz Çevresel Faktörlerin Toplum Sağlığı Üzerine Etkileri (Hava-Su-Toprak Kirliliği)
This review examines how air, water, and soil pollution affect public health through a One Health framework, noting that environmental pollutants including microplastics and nanomaterials pose emerging risks. Researchers found that urbanization, industrialization, and climate change are intensifying environmental health threats, with vulnerable populations disproportionately affected. The study emphasizes the need for monitoring, early warning systems, and protective strategies to address deepening health inequalities.
Plastic particles in medicine: A systematic review of exposure and effects to human health
Medical plastics including bags, containers, and administration sets release micro- and nanoplastics along with chemical additives that can interact with pharmaceutical constituents, creating an understudied route of direct human exposure. Both primary exposure (during medical treatment) and secondary environmental exposure (from hospital plastic waste disposal) represent potential health hazards.
Human Health and Microplastics: An Emerging Concern
This review examines the growing global concern over microplastic contamination of natural ecosystems and human health, covering sources including personal care products and fragmenting larger plastics, and exposure pathways including ingestion, inhalation, and skin contact. The authors summarize current evidence for toxicological effects and call for standardized methods and stronger regulatory responses.
Environmental geochemistry of emerging contaminants: impacts on agroecosystem function, food security, and human health
This review examines how emerging contaminants including microplastics, PFAS, pharmaceuticals, and engineered nanomaterials threaten agricultural ecosystems and food safety. Researchers found that these pollutants persist in soil, accumulate in crops, and disrupt beneficial soil organisms, creating complex risks that are difficult to manage with current approaches. The study emphasizes the urgent need for integrated monitoring and remediation strategies to protect both food production and human health.
Microplastic exposure and human health: an integrative toxicological perspective
This review takes an integrative toxicological perspective on how microplastic exposure may affect human health, examining exposure routes through food, water, and air. Researchers summarize evidence that microplastics' small size, durability, and surface reactivity enable them to adsorb heavy metals, form biofilms, and enter food chains. The study highlights that while evidence of harm is growing, significant gaps remain in understanding the long-term health implications of chronic microplastic exposure.
Microplastics in soils: A review of methods, occurrence, fate, transport, ecological and environmental risks
This review examines the sources, detection methods, and environmental behavior of microplastics in soils, an area that has received far less attention than marine microplastic pollution. Researchers found that microplastics interact with soil properties and organisms in complex ways, potentially entering the human food chain. The study calls for standardized methods and more research into how these tiny plastic particles move through and affect terrestrial ecosystems.
Effects of Nanoplastics on Human Health: A Comprehensive Study
This comprehensive review examines the diverse health effects of nanoplastics, drawing on toxicology, environmental science, and epidemiology to document how these particles interact with human biological systems. The authors conclude that nanoplastics represent a growing public health concern requiring further investigation.
A review of the effects of environmental hazards on humans, their remediation for sustainable development, and risk assessment
Researchers reviewed the chemical, biological, and physical agents driving environmental contamination — from heavy metals to microplastics to pathogens — and assessed the remediation strategies and risk assessment frameworks available for sustainable decontamination, advocating for site-specific, plant-based approaches combined with stronger policy support.
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.
Colloid (Nano- and Micro-Particle) Transport and Surface Interaction in Groundwater
This book examines the field-scale transport and spatial distribution of colloids in groundwater, covering pathogens, clays, nanomaterials, nanoplastics, and microplastics as examples of nano- and micro-particles whose movement through subsurface systems has significant environmental and public health implications.
An Introduction to the Geography of Health
This textbook introduces the geography of health by examining how physical and social factors shape health outcomes across places and spaces, integrating ecological and social theoretical frameworks with spatial, qualitative, and quantitative methods. The second edition includes updated case studies on topics including microplastics pollution, water contamination in Flint, the West Africa Ebola crisis, and the Zika epidemic.
Current Trends, Spatio‐Temporal Dynamics of Microplastics Research and Global Public Health: A Scientometric Study
This scientometric study analyzes trends in microplastic research and its connection to public health, finding a rapid increase in published studies over recent years. The analysis maps how the field has grown globally and identifies key research themes connecting microplastics to human health concerns. The increasing volume of research reflects growing scientific recognition that microplastics are a significant public health issue.
Environmental Chemicals: Integrative Approach to Human Biomonitoring and Health Effects
This review presents an integrative framework for human biomonitoring of environmental chemicals — including microplastics, heavy metals, and endocrine disruptors — linking population-level exposure data with health outcomes to inform policy decisions on chemical risk management.
Global distribution, drivers, and potential hazards of microplastics in groundwater: A review
This review maps the global distribution of microplastics in groundwater and finds that contamination is widespread, with fiber-shaped particles and polyethylene being the most common types detected. The study highlights that climate change and local geology play underappreciated roles in how microplastics move through soil into groundwater, which is a drinking water source for billions of people worldwide.
How Pollution Affects Food and Human Health: An Integrated Perspective of Ayurveda and Modern Science
Researchers reviewed how food pollution — from air, water, soil, and plastics including microplastics — affects human health through both modern scientific and Ayurvedic frameworks. Both systems identified parallel pathways of harm, suggesting integrative approaches to understanding diet-related toxic exposures.