Microplastics contamination in food and beverages: Direct exposure to humans

Lifetime Accumulation of Microplastic in Children and Adults

(2021) Nur Hazimah Mohamed Nor et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

A Review of Microplastics in Table salt, Drinking Water, and Air: Direct Human Exposure

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

Rapid measurement of microplastic contamination in chicken meat by mid infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics: A feasibility study

(2020) Yichao Huang et al.   FOOD CONTROL

Occurrence of Microplastics in Commercial Seafood under the Perspective of the Human Food Chain. A Review

(2020) Raffaelina Mercogliano et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Microplastics in take-out food containers

(2020) Fangni Du et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Quantification of microplastics using Nile Red in two bivalve species Perna viridis and Meretrix meretrix from three estuaries in Pondicherry, India and microplastic uptake by local communities through bivalve diet

(2020) Kaushik Dowarah et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Branded milks – Are they immune from microplastics contamination?

(2020) Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics generated when opening plastic packaging

(2020) Zahra Sobhani et al.   Scientific Reports

Microplastics from consumer plastic food containers: Are we consuming it?

(2020) Oluniyi O. Fadare et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

A preliminary analysis of microplastics in edible versus non-edible tissues from seafood samples.

(2020) Fleurine Akoueson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Micro- and nano-plastics in edible fruit and vegetables. The first diet risks assessment for the general population

(2020) Gea Oliveri Conti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

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

Health impacts of environmental contamination of micro- and nanoplastics: a review

(2020) Baorong Jiang et al.   Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Microplastic contamination of packaged meat: Occurrence and associated risks

(2020) Mikaël Kedzierski et al.   Food Packaging and Shelf Life

Estimation of the mass of microplastics ingested – A pivotal first step towards human health risk assessment

(2020) Kala Senathirajah et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Ingestion of microplastics and occurrence of parasite association in Mediterranean anchovy and sardine

(2020) Maria Grazia Pennino et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Toward a unified framework for investigating micro(nano)plastics in packaged beverages intended for human consumption

(2020) V.C. Shruti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics and other harmful substances released from disposable paper cups into hot water

(2020) Ved Prakash Ranjan et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Evidence of Microplastic Ingestion by Fish from the Bahía Blanca Estuary in Argentina, South America

(2019) Andrés H. Arias et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Hyperspectral Imaging Based Method for Rapid Detection of Microplastics in the Intestinal Tracts of Fish

(2019) Yituo Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic pollution in commercial salt for human consumption: A review

(2019) Diogo Peixoto et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

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

Microplastic contamination and pollutant levels in mussels and cockles collected along the channel coasts

(2019) Ludovic Hermabessiere et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Human Consumption of Microplastics

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

Microplastics in drinking water treatment – Current knowledge and research needs

(2019) Katerina Novotna et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Detection of Various Microplastics in Human Stool

(2019) Philipp Schwabl et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Plastic Teabags Release Billions of Microparticles and Nanoparticles into Tea

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

Microplastic ingestion in deep-sea fish from the South China Sea

(2019) Lin Zhu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Particulate plastics as a vector for toxic trace-element uptake by aquatic and terrestrial organisms and human health risk

(2019) Lauren Bradney et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

A systematic study of the microplastic burden in freshwater fishes of south-western Germany - Are we searching at the right scale?

(2019) Samuel Roch et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Occurrence of microplastics in the Han River and riverine fish in South Korea

(2019) Tae-Jin Park et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in wild fish from North East Atlantic Ocean and its potential for causing neurotoxic effects, lipid oxidative damage, and human health risks associated with ingestion exposure

(2019) Luís Gabriel A. Barboza et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Occurrence of microplastics in gastrointestinal tracts and gills of fish from Beibu Gulf, South China Sea

(2019) J. Bimali Koongolla et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The accumulation of microplastics in fish from an important fish farm and mariculture area, Haizhou Bay, China

(2019) Zhihua Feng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic pollution in water, sediment, and fish from artificial reefs around the Ma’an Archipelago, Shengsi, China

(2019) Dongdong Zhang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in different tissues of fish and prawn from the Musa Estuary, Persian Gulf

(2018) Sajjad Abbasi et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

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

Microplastics in oysters Saccostrea cucullata along the Pearl River Estuary, China

(2018) Heng-Xiang Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The influence of exposure and physiology on microplastic ingestion by the freshwater fish Rutilus rutilus (roach) in the River Thames, UK

(2018) Alice A. Horton et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

(2018) Abolfazl Naji et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in mussels sampled from coastal waters and supermarkets in the United Kingdom

(2018) Jiana Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Contamination of table salts from Turkey with microplastics

(2018) Sedat Gündoğdu   Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment

Factors influencing the microplastic contamination of bivalves from the French Atlantic coast: Location, season and/or mode of life?

(2018) Nam Ngoc Phuong et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Application of an enzyme digestion method reveals microlitter in Mytilus trossulus at a wastewater discharge area

(2018) Saana Railo et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Assessment on marine litter ingested by fish in the Adriatic and NE Ionian Sea macro-region (Mediterranean)

(2018) Aikaterini Anastasopoulou et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

First evidence of microplastic ingestion by fishes from the Amazon River estuary

(2018) Tamyris de Souza e Silva Pegado et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in mussels and fish from the Northern Ionian Sea

(2018) Nikoletta Digka et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Litter & microplastics features in table salts from marine origin: Italian versus Croatian brands

(2018) Monia Renzi et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic contents from maricultured and natural mussels

(2018) Monia Renzi et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Anthropogenic contamination of tap water, beer, and sea salt

(2018) Mary Kosuth et al.   PLoS One

Anthropogenic particles in the stomach contents and liver of the freshwater fish Squalius cephalus

(2018) France Collard et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic and mesoplastic contamination in canned sardines and sprats

(2018) Ali Karami et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Small-sized microplastics and pigmented particles in bottled mineral water

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

Analysis of microplastics in water by micro-Raman spectroscopy: Release of plastic particles from different packaging into mineral water

(2018) Darena Schymanski et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Microplastic contamination in gudgeons (Gobio gobio) from Flemish rivers (Belgium)

(2018) Bart Slootmaekers et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Contamination of Indian sea salts with microplastics and a potential prevention strategy

(2018) Chandan Krishna Seth et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Occurrence of microplastics in raw and treated drinking water

(2018) Martin Pivokonsky et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Investigation of microplastics in aquatic environments: An overview of the methods used, from field sampling to laboratory analysis

(2018) Wenfeng Wang et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Microplastic in riverine fish is connected to species traits

(2018) R. E. McNeish et al.   Scientific Reports

Synthetic Polymer Contamination in Bottled Water

(2018) Sherri A. Mason et al.   Frontiers in Chemistry

First account of plastic pollution impacting freshwater fishes in the Amazon: Ingestion of plastic debris by piranhas and other serrasalmids with diverse feeding habits

(2018) Marcelo C. Andrade et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Global Pattern of Microplastics (MPs) in Commercial Food-Grade Salts: Sea Salt as an Indicator of Seawater MP Pollution

(2018) Ji-Su Kim et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Marine litter in stomach content of small pelagic fishes from the Adriatic Sea: sardines (Sardina pilchardus) and anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus)

(2018) Monia Renzi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Microplastics: Finding a consensus on the definition

(2018) J.P.G.L. Frias et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Low numbers of microplastics detected in drinking water from ground water sources

(2018) S.M. Mintenig et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic in cultured oysters from different coastal areas of China

(2018) Jia Teng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The occurrence of microplastic in specific organs in commercially caught fishes from coast and estuary area of east China

(2018) Lei Su et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in market bivalves from South Korea

(2018) Youna Cho et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic abundance, distribution and composition in water, sediments, and wild fish from Poyang Lake, China

(2018) Wenke Yuan et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Presence of microplastic in the digestive tracts of European flounder, Platichthys flesus , and European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus , from the River Thames

(2017) A.R. McGoran et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics and mesoplastics in fish from coastal and fresh waters of China

(2017) Khalida Jabeen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics ingestion by a common tropical freshwater fishing resource

(2017) Jacqueline Santos Silva-Cavalcanti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Occurrence and Characteristics of Microplastic Pollution in Xiangxi Bay of Three Gorges Reservoir, China

(2017) Kai Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Lack of evidence for microplastic contamination in honey

(2017) Peter Mühlschlegel et al.   Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment

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

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

Microplastics in gut contents of coastal freshwater fish from Río de la Plata estuary

(2017) Rocío S. Pazos et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Widespread microplastic ingestion by fish assemblages in tropical estuaries subjected to anthropogenic pressures

(2017) A.L. Vendel et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

Microplastics in Spanish Table Salt

(2017) Maria E. Iñiguez et al.   Scientific Reports

Raman microspectroscopic analysis of fibers in beverages

(2016) Alexandra C. Wiesheu et al.   Analytical Methods

Microplastic Ingestion by Wild and Cultured Manila Clams (Venerupis philippinarum) from Baynes Sound, British Columbia

(2016) Katie Davidson et al.   ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Microplastics in mussels along the coastal waters of China

(2016) Jiana Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Urbanization is a major influence on microplastic ingestion by sunfish in the Brazos River Basin, Central Texas, USA

(2016) Colleen A. Peters et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Plastic debris contamination in the life cycle of Acoupa weakfish (Cynoscion acoupa) in a tropical estuary

(2016) Guilherme V. B. Ferreira et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Microplastics in commercial bivalves from China

(2015) Jiana Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics are taken up by mussels (Mytilus edulis) and lugworms (Arenicola marina) living in natural habitats

(2015) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

A critical view on microplastic quantification in aquatic organisms

(2015) Griet Vandermeersch et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Microplastic Pollution in Table Salts from China

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

Ingestion of microplastics by commercial fish off the Portuguese coast

(2015) Diogo Neves et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Occurrence and amount of microplastic ingested by fishes in watersheds of the Gulf of Mexico

(2015) Melissa B. Phillips et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Anthropogenic debris in seafood: Plastic debris and fibers from textiles in fish and bivalves sold for human consumption

(2015) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   Scientific Reports

Microplastics in bivalves cultured for human consumption

(2014) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Synthetic particles as contaminants in German beers

(2014) Gerd Liebezeit et al.   Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment

Quality assessment of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis): Comparison between commercial and wild types

(2014) B. De Witte et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic debris ingested by deep-water fish of the Ionian Sea (Eastern Mediterranean)

(2013) Aikaterini Anastasopoulou et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS

Non-pollen particulates in honey and sugar

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

Occurrence of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tract of pelagic and demersal fish from the English Channel

(2012) A.L. Lusher et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in the marine environment

(2011) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN