Potential human health risks due to environmental exposure to nano- and microplastics and knowledge gaps: A scoping review

The exposome and health: Where chemistry meets biology

(2020) Roel Vermeulen et al.   SCIENCE

Toxicity of Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Mammalian Systems

(2020) Cheryl Qian Ying Yong et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

A Detailed Review Study on Potential Effects of Microplastics and Additives of Concern on Human Health

(2020) Campanale et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Emergence of nanoplastic in the environment and possible impact on human health

(2019) Roman Lehner et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Nutrition, the visceral immune system, and the evolutionary origins of pathogenic obesity

(2019) Mary Jane West-Eberhard   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Uptake and effects of orally ingested polystyrene microplastic particles in vitro and in vivo

(2019) Valerie Stock et al.   ARCHIVES OF TOXICOLOGY

Size-dependent effects of polystyrene microplastics on cytotoxicity and efflux pump inhibition in human Caco-2 cells

(2019) Bing Wu et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

The ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on aquatic food web, from primary producer to human: A review

(2019) Wenfeng Wang et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Review of micro- and nanoplastic contamination in the food chain

(2019) Brigitte Toussaint et al.   Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment

An assessment of the toxicity of polypropylene microplastics in human derived cells

(2019) Jangsun Hwang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Human Consumption of Microplastics

(2019) Kieran D. Cox et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Multi-endpoint toxicological assessment of polystyrene nano- and microparticles in different biological models in vitro

(2019) Michelle Hesler et al.   TOXICOLOGY IN VITRO

Simulating human exposure to indoor airborne microplastics using a Breathing Thermal Manikin

(2019) Alvise Vianello et al.   Scientific Reports

Simplifying Microplastic via Continuous Probability Distributions for Size, Shape, and Density

(2019) Merel Kooi et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Impacts of plastic products used in daily life on the environment and human health: What is known?

(2019) M.O. Rodrigues et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Potential health impact of environmental micro‐ and nanoplastics pollution

(2019) Xiaoru Chang et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED TOXICOLOGY

Internalization and toxicity: A preliminary study of effects of nanoplastic particles on human lung epithelial cell

(2019) Mingkai Xu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Micro- and nanoplastic toxicity on aquatic life: Determining factors

(2019) Tanja Kögel et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effects

(2019) Joana Correia Prata et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Laser Ablation as a Versatile Tool To Mimic Polyethylene Terephthalate Nanoplastic Pollutants: Characterization and Toxicology Assessment

(2018) Davide Magrì et al.   ACS Nano

Microplastics cause neurotoxicity, oxidative damage and energy-related changes and interact with the bioaccumulation of mercury in the European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758)

(2018) Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Microplastics have a more profound impact than elevated temperatures on the predatory performance, digestion and energy metabolism of an Amazonian cichlid

(2018) Bin Wen et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Trophic transfer of microplastics and mixed contaminants in the marine food web and implications for human health

(2018) Maddison Carbery et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Airborne microplastics: Consequences to human health?

(2018) Joana Correia Prata   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Low levels of microplastics (MP) in wild mussels indicate that MP ingestion by humans is minimal compared to exposure via household fibres fallout during a meal

(2018) Ana I. Catarino et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The effects of microplastic on freshwater Hydra attenuata feeding, morphology & reproduction

(2018) Fionn Murphy et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Current opinion: What is a nanoplastic?

(2018) Julien Gigault et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Single and combined effects of microplastics and mercury on juveniles of the European seabass ( Dicentrarchus labrax ): Changes in behavioural responses and reduction of swimming velocity and resistance time

(2018) Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics contamination in molluscs from the northern part of the Persian Gulf

(2018) Abolfazl Naji et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on biota: a review

(2018) Sadasivam Anbumani et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Microplastic and tar pollution on three Canary Islands beaches: An annual study

(2018) A. Herrera et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Occurrence of microplastics in commercial fish from a natural estuarine environment

(2018) Filipa Bessa et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Spatial and temporal distribution of microplastics in water and sediments of a freshwater system (Antuã River, Portugal)

(2018) M.O. Rodrigues et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Using acs - 22 mutant Caenorhabditis elegans to detect the toxicity of nanopolystyrene particles

(2018) Man Qu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Polystyrene microplastics induce gut microbiota dysbiosis and hepatic lipid metabolism disorder in mice

(2018) Liang Lu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Variation in plastic abundance at different lake beach zones - A case study

(2018) Hannes K. Imhof et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

A critical perspective on early communications concerning human health aspects of microplastics

(2018) Sinja Rist et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Exposure of soil collembolans to microplastics perturbs their gut microbiota and alters their isotopic composition

(2018) Dong Zhu et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Small-sized microplastics and pigmented particles in bottled mineral water

(2018) Barbara E. Oßmann et al.   WATER RESEARCH

The Role of Mucin in the Toxicological Impact of Polystyrene Nanoparticles

(2018) Iwona Inkielewicz-Stepniak et al.   Materials

Single and repetitive microplastics exposures induce immune system modulation and homeostasis alteration in the edible mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

(2018) Camille Détrée et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Uptake of microplastics and related health effects: a critical discussion of Deng et al., Scientific reports 7:46687, 2017

(2018) Albert Braeuning   ARCHIVES OF TOXICOLOGY

Systematic review or scoping review? Guidance for authors when choosing between a systematic or scoping review approach

(2018) Zachary Munn et al.   BMC Medical Research Methodology

Distribution and potential health impacts of microplastics and microrubbers in air and street dusts from Asaluyeh County, Iran

(2018) Sajjad Abbasi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Occurrence, sources, human health impacts and mitigation of microplastic pollution

(2018) Samaneh Karbalaei et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Effects of polymethylmethacrylate nanoplastics on Dicentrarchus labrax

(2018) I. Brandts et al.   GENOMICS

Impacts of polystyrene microplastic on the gut barrier, microbiota and metabolism of mice

(2018) Yuanxiang Jin et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Toxicity-based toxicokinetic/toxicodynamic assessment for bioaccumulation of polystyrene microplastics in mice

(2018) Ying-Fei Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

A first overview of textile fibers, including microplastics, in indoor and outdoor environments

(2017) Rachid Dris et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Cytotoxic effects of commonly used nanomaterials and microplastics on cerebral and epithelial human cells

(2017) Gabriella F. Schirinzi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?

(2017) Stephanie L. Wright et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic pollution, a threat to marine ecosystem and human health: a short review

(2017) Shivika Sharma et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Microplastic abundance, distribution and composition along a latitudinal gradient in the Atlantic Ocean

(2017) La Daana K. Kanhai et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Screening for microplastics in sediment, water, marine invertebrates and fish: Method development and microplastic accumulation

(2017) Therese M. Karlsson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic ingestion reduces energy intake in the clam Atactodea striata

(2017) X-Y. Xu et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics releasing from personal care and cosmetic products in China

(2017) Kun Lei et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in the Antarctic marine system: An emerging area of research

(2017) Catherine L. Waller et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities

(2017) Alice A. Horton et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The presence of microplastics in commercial salts from different countries

(2017) Ali Karami et al.   Scientific Reports

Tissue accumulation of microplastics in mice and biomarker responses suggest widespread health risks of exposure

(2017) Yongfeng Deng et al.   Scientific Reports

Evidence that osteocyte perilacunar remodelling contributes to polyethylene wear particle induced osteolysis

(2016) Renee T. Ormsby et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Microplastics in mussels along the coastal waters of China

(2016) Jiana Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Relative importance of microplastics as a pathway for the transfer of hydrophobic organic chemicals to marine life

(2016) Adil Bakir et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Fine particulate air pollution and systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease in two Canadian provinces

(2016) Sasha Bernatsky et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Plastic Debris Is a Human Health Issue

(2016) A. Dick Vethaak et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) as a Source of Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment

(2016) Fionn Murphy et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Uptake and Accumulation of Polystyrene Microplastics in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and Toxic Effects in Liver

(2016) Yifeng Lu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The behaviors of microplastics in the marine environment

(2016) Jundong Wang et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Synthetic fibers in atmospheric fallout: A source of microplastics in the environment?

(2016) Rachid Dris et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Oyster reproduction is affected by exposure to polystyrene microplastics

(2016) Rossana Sussarellu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Polystyrene nanoparticles internalization in human gastric adenocarcinoma cells

(2016) Maurizio Forte et al.   TOXICOLOGY IN VITRO

Wastewater treatment plant effluent as a source of microplastics: review of the fate, chemical interactions and potential risks to aquatic organisms

(2016) S. Ziajahromi et al.   WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The biological response to nanometre-sized polymer particles

(2015) Aiqin Liu et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Polystyrene Nanoparticles Activate Erythrocyte Aggregation and Adhesion to Endothelial Cells

(2015) Gregory Barshtein et al.   CELL BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

Microplastic contamination in an urban area: a case study in Greater Paris

(2015) Rachid Dris et al.   Environmental Chemistry

Bidirectional Transfer Study of Polystyrene Nanoparticles across the Placental Barrier in an ex Vivo Human Placental Perfusion Model

(2015) Stefanie Grafmueller et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES

Microplastic Pollution in Table Salts from China

(2015) Dongqi Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Ingestion of Plastic Microfibers by the Crab Carcinus maenas and Its Effect on Food Consumption and Energy Balance

(2015) Andrew J. R. Watts et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Energy independent uptake and release of polystyrene nanoparticles in primary mammalian cell cultures

(2015) Ilaria Fiorentino et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Biocompatibility, uptake and endocytosis pathways of polystyrene nanoparticles in primary human renal epithelial cells

(2015) Daria Maria Monti et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Evidence for immunomodulation and apoptotic processes induced by cationic polystyrene nanoparticles in the hemocytes of the marine bivalve Mytilus

(2015) L. Canesi et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Ingestion of microplastics by commercial fish off the Portuguese coast

(2015) Diogo Neves et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ingested microplastics (>100μm) are translocated to organs of the tropical fiddler crab Uca rapax

(2015) Dennis Brennecke et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Cationic polystyrene nanospheres induce autophagic cell death through the induction of endoplasmic reticulum stress

(2015) Hui-Wen Chiu et al.   Nanoscale

Exposure to Air Pollutants and Disease Activity in Juvenile-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients

(2015) Elisabeth C. Fernandes et al.   ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH

Pathways for degradation of plastic polymers floating in the marine environment

(2015) Berit Gewert et al.   Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts

Dose-Dependent Incidence of Hepatic Tumors in Adult Mice following Perinatal Exposure to Bisphenol A

(2014) Caren Weinhouse et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES

Microplastics in bivalves cultured for human consumption

(2014) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Nanoplastic Affects Growth of S. obliquus and Reproduction of D. magna

(2014) Ellen Besseling et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic fibers in the intertidal ecosystem surrounding Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia

(2014) Alysse Mathalon et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A scoping review of scoping reviews: advancing the approach and enhancing the consistency

(2014) Mai T. Pham et al.   Research Synthesis Methods

Microplastic ingestion decreases energy reserves in marine worms

(2013) Stephanie L. Wright et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Risk assessments of human exposure to bioaccessible phthalate esters through market fish consumption

(2013) Zhang Cheng et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Perinatally Administered Bisphenol A as a Potential Mammary Gland Carcinogen in Rats

(2013) Nicole Acevedo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES

Microplastic pollution in deep-sea sediments

(2013) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: A review

(2013) Stephanie L. Wright et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Life in the “Plastisphere”: Microbial Communities on Plastic Marine Debris

(2013) Erik R. Zettler et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Non-pollen particulates in honey and sugar

(2013) Gerd Liebezeit et al.   Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment

Migration of plasticisers from Tritan™ and polycarbonate bottles and toxicological evaluation

(2013) Albert Guart et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Early-life exposure to combustion-derived particulate matter causes pulmonary immunosuppression

(2013) J Saravia et al.   Mucosal Immunology

Pulmonary Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Cancer: Respirable Particulate Matter, Fibrous Dusts and Ozone as Major Causes of Lung Carcinogenesis through Reactive Oxygen Species Mechanisms

(2013) Athanasios Valavanidis et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Size, source and chemical composition as determinants of toxicity attributable to ambient particulate matter

(2012) Frank J. Kelly et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

What is the most appropriate knowledge synthesis method to conduct a review? Protocol for a scoping review

(2012) Monika Kastner et al.   BMC Medical Research Methodology

Post-Implantation Alterations of Polypropylene in the Human

(2012) Gina Sternschuss et al.   JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

Oral drug delivery with polymeric nanoparticles: The gastrointestinal mucus barriers

(2011) Laura M. Ensign et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Air pollution in autoimmune rheumatic diseases: A review

(2011) Sylvia C.L. Farhat et al.   AUTOIMMUNITY REVIEWS

Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

(2011) Mark Anthony Browne et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

'Scoping the scope' of a cochrane review

(2011) R. Armstrong et al.   JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review

(2011) Matthew Cole et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in the marine environment

(2011) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Nanoparticle-Induced Apoptosis Propagates through Hydrogen-Peroxide-Mediated Bystander Killing: Insights from a Human Intestinal Epithelium In Vitro Model

(2010) Anupama Thubagere et al.   ACS Nano

Bisphenol A migration from polycarbonate baby bottle with repeated use

(2010) Sung-Hyun Nam et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Scoping studies: advancing the methodology

(2010) Danielle Levac et al.   Implementation Science

Organic pollutants in microplastics from two beaches of the Portuguese coast

(2010) J.P.G.L. Frias et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Barrier Capacity of Human Placenta for Nanosized Materials

(2009) Peter Wick et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES

The immune effects of naturally occurring and synthetic nanoparticles

(2009) Christopher Chang   JOURNAL OF AUTOIMMUNITY

Getting into the Brain

(2008) Mayur M Patel et al.   CNS DRUGS

Polystyrene nanoparticle trafficking across alveolar epithelium

(2008) Nazanin R. Yacobi et al.   Nanomedicine-Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine

Particulate matter, oxidative stress and neurotoxicity

(2008) Sheba M.J. MohanKumar et al.   NEUROTOXICOLOGY