Analysis of Microplastics in Human Feces Reveals a Correlation between Fecal Microplastics and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Status

Beverage bottle capacity, packaging efficiency, and the potential for plastic waste reduction

(2021) R. Becerril-Arreola et al.   Scientific Reports

Lifetime Accumulation of Microplastic in Children and Adults

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

You are what you eat: Microplastics in the feces of young men living in Beijing

(2021) Na Zhang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The reactive oxygen species as pathogenic factors of fragmented microplastics to macrophages

(2021) Soyeon Jeon et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

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

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

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

Microplastic contamination of packaged meat: Occurrence and associated risks

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

Plasticenta: First evidence of microplastics in human placenta

(2020) Antonio Ragusa et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Boiled or Bottled: Regional and Seasonal Exposures to Drinking Water Contamination and Household Air Pollution in Rural China

(2020) Alasdair Cohen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES

Ecotoxicological Assessment of Microplastics in Freshwater Sources—A Review

(2020) Martina Miloloža et al.   Water

Enhanced reproductive toxicities induced by phthalates contaminated microplastics in male mice (Mus musculus)

(2020) Yongfeng Deng et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

A review of data for quantifying human exposures to micro and nanoplastics and potential health risks

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

Microplastics induce intestinal inflammation, oxidative stress, and disorders of metabolome and microbiome in zebrafish

(2019) Ruxia Qiao et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Fish and Seabird Gut Conditions Enhance Desorption of Estrogenic Chemicals from Commonly-Ingested Plastic Items

(2019) Scott Coffin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Fecal Microbiota Transplant in Active Ulcerative Colitis

(2019) Xiao Ding et al.   DRUG SAFETY

Microplastics in freshwaters and drinking water: Critical review and assessment of data quality

(2019) Albert A. Koelmans et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Human Consumption of Microplastics

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

The contribution of washing processes of synthetic clothes to microplastic pollution

(2019) Francesca De Falco et al.   Scientific Reports

Detection of Various Microplastics in Human Stool

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

Accumulation of different shapes of microplastics initiates intestinal injury and gut microbiota dysbiosis in the gut of zebrafish

(2019) Ruxia Qiao et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

An efficient method for extracting microplastics from feces of different species

(2019) Zehua Yan et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microplastic ingestion cause intestinal lesions in the intertidal fish Girella laevifrons

(2019) C. Ahrendt et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

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

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

Polystyrene microplastics induce microbiota dysbiosis and inflammation in the gut of adult zebrafish

(2018) Yuanxiang Jin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Evaluation of microplastic release caused by textile washing processes of synthetic fabrics

(2018) Francesca De Falco et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

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

Review of synthetic human faeces and faecal sludge for sanitation and wastewater research

(2018) Roni Penn 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

Synthetic Polymer Contamination in Bottled Water

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

Timing for the second fecal microbiota transplantation to maintain the long-term benefit from the first treatment for Crohn’s disease

(2018) Pan Li et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Size Matters: Ingestion of Relatively Large Microplastics Contaminated with Environmental Pollutants Posed Little Risk for Fish Health and Fillet Quality

(2018) Giedrė Ašmonaitė et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in market bivalves from South Korea

(2018) Youna Cho et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

(2017) Rachid Dris et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Polyester Textiles as a Source of Microplastics from Households: A Mechanistic Study to Understand Microfiber Release During Washing

(2017) Edgar Hernandez et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Environmental triggers in IBD: a review of progress and evidence

(2017) Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan et al.   Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

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

(2017) Yongfeng Deng et al.   Scientific Reports

Raman microspectroscopic analysis of fibers in beverages

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

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

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

Microplastic Pollution in Table Salts from China

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

The global burden of IBD: from 2015 to 2025

(2015) Gilaad G. Kaplan   Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Microplastics in bivalves cultured for human consumption

(2014) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Leaching of plastic additives to marine organisms

(2014) Albert A. Koelmans et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Long-term intake of dietary fat and risk of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease

(2013) Ashwin N Ananthakrishnan et al.   GUT

Genetics and pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease

(2011) Bernard Khor et al.   NATURE

Ingested Microscopic Plastic Translocates to the Circulatory System of the Mussel,Mytilus edulis(L.)

(2008) Mark A. Browne et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

A microbial symbiosis factor prevents intestinal inflammatory disease

(2008) Sarkis K. Mazmanian et al.   NATURE