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Research progress on impact of micro/nanoplastics exposure on reproductive health

环境与职业医学
Micro/nanoplastics (MNPs), recognized as emerging environmental pollutants, are widely distributed in natural environments. Due to their small particle size and significant migratory capacity, MNPs can infiltrate diverse environmental matrices, then ...
Yan HUANG, Yuanyuan HUANG, Yanxi ZHUO, Yiqin LIN, Qipeng LI, Xiaofeng ZHENG, Wenxiang WANG, Yuchen LI, Wenya SHAO, Henggui CHEN   +9 more
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Microplastic Uptake in Vegetables: Sources, Mechanisms, Transport and Food Safety

Toxics
Although microplastic pollution has been recognized as one of the major environmental challenges of the 21st century, its toxicological impact on crops, especially vegetables, has attracted limited scientific attention until recently.
Zorana Srećkov, Zorica Mrkonjić, Mirjana Bojović, Olivera Nikolić, Danka Radić, Vesna Vasić   +5 more
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Nanoplastics in aquatic environments: Origin, separation and characterization: Review [PDF]

Tehnika, 2023
Scientists discovered plastic in the early 1900s, but didn't realize the detrimental effects its fragmentation could have on the environment 100 years later.
Milojkov Dušan V., Mitrović Angelina S., Smiljanić Danijela D., Jovanović Gvozden B., Sokić Miroslav D.   +4 more
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Biochemodynamic Features of Metal Ions Bound by Micro- and Nano-Plastics in Aquatic Media

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2018
A simple model, based on spherical geometry, is applied to the description of release kinetics of metal species from nano- and micro-plastic particles.
Raewyn M. Town, Raewyn M. Town, Herman P. van Leeuwen, Ronny Blust   +3 more
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From the Environment to Molecular Interactions of Nanoplastics: Unraveling the Neurotoxic Impacts and the Implications in Neurodegenerative Processes

Applied Sciences
Nanoplastics (NPs) represent an escalating hazard to both humans and the ecosystem due to their pervasive presence. This review delves into (i) the widespread occurrence of NPs across the different environmental matrices, including food; (ii) routes and ...
Chiara Urani, Raffaella Barbieri, Susanna Alloisio, Marina Tesauro   +3 more
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Impacts of micro- and nanoplastic exposure on the cardiovascular system: a systematic review focused on in vivo studies

All Life
Microplastics and nanoplastics, degraded plastic polymers, are increasing in the environment, raising concerns about their potential health impacts, particularly on the cardiovascular system.
Hikmawan Wahyu Sulistomo, Muhammad Reva Aditya, Athaya Rahmanardi Muhammad, Oktivani Adelathifa Rahma   +3 more
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Toxicity of High-Density Polyethylene Nanoparticles in Combination with Silver Nanoparticles to Caco-2 and HT29MTX Cells Growing in 2D or 3D Culture

Molecules
The enormous applications of various nanoparticles (NPs) have raised the possibility that humans may be simultaneously exposed to mixtures of them in real life.
Sylwia Męczyńska-Wielgosz, Katarzyna Sikorska, Malwina Czerwińska, Agnieszka Grzelak, Anna Lankoff, Marcin Kruszewski   +5 more
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Role of Nanoplastics in Decreasing the Intestinal Microbiome Ratio: A Review of the Scope of Polystyrene

Toxics
Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) are increasingly recognized as emerging intestinal toxicants. This scoping review maps and integrates evidence from 56 studies (47 primary and 11 review articles, 2000–mid-2025) on how nanoplastics, particularly ≤100 nm ...
Steven C. Sutton, Ronald D. Hills
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Nanoscale adhesion and friction behavior of individual nanoplastic particles under varying environmental conditions

Nano Research
Nanoplastic particles (NPs) having dimensions below 1000 nm are ubiquitously present in the environment. The detection, characterization, and understanding their interaction with other surfaces, including human organs, has become a challenge due to their
Dipak Bhowmik, Sergej Fatikow, Waldemar Klauser   +2 more
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External Microplastic Filters for Washing Machines: Advances, Technical Challenges, and Biofouling Mitigation

Membranes
Laundry-derived microplastic fibers are major source of environmental microplastic pollution. Because conventional wastewater treatment processes cannot completely remove fibrous microplastics, washing machine-mounted filters have been developed as a ...
Hyeri Song, Yeo Min Kim, Da Hyun Yoo, Sun Ae Kim, Chanhyuk Park   +4 more
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