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Detection of Various Microplastics in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.

Environmental Science and Technology, 2023
Microplastics have been detected in human stool, lungs, and placentas, which have direct exposure to the external environment through various body cavities, including the oral/anal cavity and uterine/vaginal cavity.
Y. Yang, E. Xie, Zhiyong Du, Z. Peng, Zhong-Li Han, Linyi Li, R. Zhao, Yanwen Qin, Mianqi Xue, Fengwang Li, K. Hua, Xiubin Yang   +11 more
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The potential toxicity of microplastics on human health.

Science of the Total Environment, 2023
Microplastics are plastic particles, films, and fibers with a diameter of
Bosen Zhao, Palizhati Rehati, Zhu Yang, Zongwei Cai, Caixia Guo, Yanbo Li   +5 more
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Microplastics as carriers of toxic pollutants: Source, transport, and toxicological effects.

Environmental Pollution, 2023
Microplastic pollution has emerged as a new environmental concern due to our reliance on plastic. Recent years have seen an upward trend in scholarly interest in the topic of microplastics carrying contaminants; however, the available review studies have
Nazifa Rafa, Bushra Ahmed, F. Zohora, Jannatul Bakya, Samiya Ahmed, Shams Forruque Ahmed, M. Mofijur, A. Chowdhury, Fares Almomani   +8 more
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Microplastics in the environment: A critical overview on its fate, toxicity, implications, management, and bioremediation strategies.

Journal of Environmental Management, 2023
Microplastics are small plastic pieces ranging in size from 1μ to
Aswin Thacharodi, R. Meenatchi, Saqib Hassan, Naseer Hussain, M. Bhat, J. Arockiaraj, H. Ngo, Quynh Hoang Le, A. Pugazhendhi   +8 more
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Microplastics in terrestrial ecosystem: Sources and migration in soil environment.

Chemosphere, 2023
Plastics, especially microplastics in soils, are considered a severe environmental issue worldwide. However, globally, the main research focus is on microplastic pollution in the marine environment, the microplastic pollution on soils and sediments ...
U. Surendran, M. Jayakumar, P. Raja, G. Gopinath, P. Chellam   +4 more
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Atmospheric transport and deposition of microplastics in a remote mountain catchment

Nature Geoscience, 2019
Plastic litter is an ever-increasing global issue and one of this generation’s key environmental challenges. Microplastics have reached oceans via river transport on a global scale. With the exception of two megacities, Paris (France) and Dongguan (China)
S. Allen, Deonie Allen, V. Phoenix, G. Le Roux, Pilar Durántez Jiménez, A. Simonneau, Stéphane Binet, D. Galop   +7 more
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Presence of airborne microplastics in human lung tissue.

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021
Plastics are ubiquitously used by societies, but most of the plastic waste is deposited in landfills and in the natural environment. Their degradation into submillimetre fragments, called microplastics, is a growing concern due to potential adverse ...
L. F. Amato-Lourenço, Regiani Carvalho-Oliveira, G. R. Júnior, Luciana dos Santos Galvão, R. A. Ando, T. Mauad   +5 more
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