Placing nanoplastics in the context of global plastic pollution

Impacts of nanoplastics on bivalve: Fluorescence tracing of organ accumulation, oxidative stress and damage

(2020) Zhenling Li et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Relative potency factor approach enables the use of in vitro information for estimation of human effect factors for nanoparticle toxicity in life-cycle impact assessment

(2020) Beatrice Salieri et al.   Nanotoxicology

Atmospheric microplastics: A review on current status and perspectives

(2020) Yulan Zhang et al.   EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS

An integrated pathway based on in vitro data for the human hazard assessment of nanomaterials

(2020) Daina Romeo et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Microplastic Fallout in Different Indoor Environments

(2020) Qun Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Understanding Nanomaterial Biotransformation: An Unmet Challenge to Achieving Predictive Nanotoxicology

(2020) Ana Milosevic et al.   Small

Long-term assessment of nanoplastic particle and microplastic fiber flux through a pilot wastewater treatment plant using metal-doped plastics

(2020) Stefan Frehland et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution

(2020) Winnie W. Y. Lau et al.   SCIENCE

First study of its kind on the microplastic contamination of soft drinks, cold tea and energy drinks - Future research and environmental considerations

(2020) V.C. Shruti et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Proceed with caution: The need to raise the publication bar for microplastics research

(2020) Jennifer F. Provencher et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Communicating the absence of evidence for microplastics risk: Balancing sensation and reflection

(2020) Toby Wardman et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Where is the evidence that human exposure to microplastics is safe?

(2020) H.A. Leslie et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Clarifying the absence of evidence regarding human health risks to microplastic particles in drinking-water: High quality robust data wanted

(2020) T. Gouin et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Exposure and possible risks of engineered nanomaterials in the environment – current knowledge and directions for the future

(2020) Henning Wigger et al.   REVIEWS OF GEOPHYSICS

Microplastic regulation should be more precise to incentivize both innovation and environmental safety

(2020) Denise M. Mitrano et al.   Nature Communications

An overview of the internalization and effects of microplastics and nanoplastics as pollutants of emerging concern in bivalves

(2020) M. Sendra et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Are We Speaking the Same Language? Recommendations for a Definition and Categorization Framework for Plastic Debris

(2019) Nanna B. Hartmann et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

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

Natural, incidental, and engineered nanomaterials and their impacts on the Earth system

(2019) Michael F. Hochella et al.   SCIENCE

Legal and practical challenges in classifying nanomaterials according to regulatory definitions

(2019) Martin Miernicki et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Separation and Analysis of Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Complex Environmental Samples

(2019) Brian Nguyen et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Environmental hazard assessment for polymeric and inorganic nanobiomaterials used in drug delivery

(2019) Marina Hauser et al.   JOURNAL OF NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY

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

Plastic Teabags Release Billions of Microparticles and Nanoparticles into Tea

(2019) Laura M. Hernandez et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

White and wonderful? Microplastics prevail in snow from the Alps to the Arctic

(2019) Melanie Bergmann et al.   Science Advances

Managing the analytical challenges related to micro- and nanoplastics in the environment and food: filling the knowledge gaps

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

Best practices from nano-risk analysis relevant for other emerging technologies

(2019) Khara Grieger et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Hazard Assessment of Polymeric Nanobiomaterials for Drug Delivery: What Can We Learn From Literature So Far

(2019) Sandra Jesus et al.   Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Transport of Nano- and Microplastic through Unsaturated Porous Media from Sewage Sludge Application

(2019) Andreas S. Keller et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Global environmental losses of plastics across their value chains

(2019) Morten W. Ryberg et al.   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Current opinion: What is a nanoplastic?

(2018) Julien Gigault et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Corporate social responsibility in marine plastic debris governance

(2018) Micah Landon-Lane   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic pollution of the world’s seas and oceans as a contemporary challenge in ocean governance

(2018) Marcus Haward   Nature Communications

Closing the gap between small and smaller: towards a framework to analyse nano- and microplastics in aqueous environmental samples

(2018) S. M. Mintenig et al.   Environmental Science-Nano

Minimum information reporting in bio–nano experimental literature

(2018) Matthew Faria et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Nano And Mciroplastic Analysis: Focus On Remediation Technologies And Occurrence In Freshwater Ecosystems

(2018) Yolanda Pico et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Uptake, Whole-Body Distribution, and Depuration of Nanoplastics by the Scallop Pecten maximus at Environmentally Realistic Concentrations

(2018) Maya Al-Sid-Cheikh et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

What are the most significant aspects of supporting the circular economy in the plastic industry?

(2018) Balint Simon   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Microplastic Exposure Assessment in Aquatic Environments: Learning from Similarities and Differences to Engineered Nanoparticles

(2017) Thorsten Hüffer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?

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

High Quantities of Microplastic in Arctic Deep-Sea Sediments from the HAUSGARTEN Observatory

(2017) Melanie Bergmann et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics are not important for the cycling and bioaccumulation of organic pollutants in the oceans-but should microplastics be considered POPs themselves?

(2017) Rainer Lohmann   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

Characterisation of nanoplastics during the degradation of polystyrene

(2016) Scott Lambert et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Frameworks and tools for risk assessment of manufactured nanomaterials

(2016) Danail Hristozov et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Microplastic as a Vector for Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment: Critical Review and Model-Supported Reinterpretation of Empirical Studies

(2016) Albert A. Koelmans et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

What makes risk acceptable? Revisiting the 1978 psychological dimensions of perceptions of technological risks

(2016) Katherine T. Fox-Glassman et al.   JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL PSYCHOLOGY

The philosopher and the engineer

(2016) Chris Toumey   Nature Nanotechnology

'Safe handling of nanotechnology' ten years on

(2016) Andrew D. Maynard et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

The Anthropocene is functionally and stratigraphically distinct from the Holocene

(2016) C. N. Waters et al.   SCIENCE

Marine plastic litter: the unanalyzed nano-fraction

(2016) Julien Gigault et al.   Environmental Science-Nano

The nanoparticle biomolecule corona: lessons learned – challenge accepted?

(2015) D. Docter et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Industrial applications of nanoparticles

(2015) W. J. Stark et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Review of nanomaterial aging and transformations through the life cycle of nano-enhanced products

(2015) Denise M. Mitrano et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Potential Health Impact of Environmentally Released Micro- and Nanoplastics in the Human Food Production Chain: Experiences from Nanotoxicology

(2015) Hans Bouwmeester et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

How safe are nanomaterials?

(2015) E. Valsami-Jones et al.   SCIENCE

Microplastics in Arctic polar waters: the first reported values of particles in surface and sub-surface samples

(2015) Amy L. Lusher et al.   Scientific Reports

A review of what is an emerging contaminant

(2014) Sébastien Sauvé et al.   Chemistry Central Journal

Characterization of Food-Grade Titanium Dioxide: The Presence of Nanosized Particles

(2014) Yu Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ITS-NANO - Prioritising nanosafety research to develop a stakeholder driven intelligent testing strategy

(2014) Vicki Stone et al.   Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea

(2014) Marcus Eriksen et al.   PLoS One

The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: A review

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

Time resolved study of cell death mechanisms induced by amine-modified polystyrene nanoparticles

(2013) Fengjuan Wang et al.   Nanoscale

Mechanisms of Silver Nanoparticle Release, Transformation and Toxicity: A Critical Review of Current Knowledge and Recommendations for Future Studies and Applications

(2013) Bogumiła Reidy et al.   Materials

Use of Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Band Gap To Develop a Predictive Paradigm for Oxidative Stress and Acute Pulmonary Inflammation

(2012) Haiyuan Zhang et al.   ACS Nano

Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review

(2011) Matthew Cole et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Nanomaterials should be defined

(2011) Hermann Stamm   NATURE

Don't define nanomaterials

(2011) Andrew D. Maynard   NATURE

A theoretical framework for predicting the oxidative stress potential of oxide nanoparticles

(2010) Enrico Burello et al.   Nanotoxicology

Asbestos, carbon nanotubes and the pleural mesothelium: a review and the hypothesis regarding the role of long fibre retention in the parietal pleura, inflammation and mesothelioma

(2010) Ken Donaldson et al.   Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Deposition and biokinetics of inhaled nanoparticles

(2010) Marianne Geiser et al.   Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Nanoparticles activate the NLR pyrin domain containing 3 (Nlrp3) inflammasome and cause pulmonary inflammation through release of IL-1  and IL-1 

(2010) A. S. Yazdi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Barrier Capacity of Human Placenta for Nanosized Materials

(2009) Peter Wick et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES

Towards a definition of inorganic nanoparticles from an environmental, health and safety perspective

(2009) Mélanie Auffan et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Nanoparticle therapeutics: a personal perspective

(2009) Scott E. McNeil   Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology

Bisphenol A Exposure: Human Risk and Health Policy

(2009) Cheryl Erler et al.   Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families

In vitromodels of the human epithelial airway barrier to study the toxic potential of particulate matter

(2008) Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser et al.   Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology