Micro(nano)-plastics in the environment and risk of carcinogenesis: Insight into possible mechanisms

Plastic pollution threat in Africa: current status and implications for aquatic ecosystem health

(2021) Emmanuel Olusegun Akindele et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Studying microplastics: Lessons from evaluated literature on animal model organisms and experimental approaches

(2021) Marko D. Prokić et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Size-Dependent Effects of Polystyrene Microplastics on Immune and Secretory Cell Populations from Zebrafish Intestines

(2020) Weiqing Gu 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

Antioxidants and molecular damage in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) after exposure to microplastics

(2020) Mohamed Hamed et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Development of AOP relevant to microplastics based on toxicity mechanisms of chemical additives using ToxCast™ and deep learning models combined approach

(2020) Jaeseong Jeong et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Assessment of cancer risk of microplastics enriched with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

(2020) Madhu D. Sharma 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

Exploring the interaction between polystyrene nanoplastics and Allium cepa during germination: Internalization in root cells, induction of toxicity and oxidative stress

(2020) Lucia Giorgetti et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Branded milks – Are they immune from microplastics contamination?

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

Exposure to microplastics impairs digestive performance, stimulates immune response and induces microbiota dysbiosis in the gut of juvenile guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

(2020) Jun-Nan Huang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Repeated-oral dose toxicity of polyethylene microplastics and the possible implications on reproduction and development of the next generation

(2020) Eun-Jung Park et al.   TOXICOLOGY LETTERS

The emerging risk of exposure to nano(micro)plastics on endocrine disturbance and reproductive toxicity: From a hypothetical scenario to a global public health challenge

(2020) Fatemeh Amereh et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

Micro- and nano-plastics activation of oxidative and inflammatory adverse outcome pathways

(2020) Moyan Hu et al.   Redox Biology

Wild black rats (Rattus rattus Linnaeus, 1758) as zoomonitor of genotoxicity and systemic toxicity induced by hazardous emissions from Abule Egba unsanitary landfill, Lagos, Nigeria

(2020) Chibuisi G. Alimba et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Assessment of Microplastics in Roadside Suspended Dust from Urban and Rural Environment of Nagpur, India

(2020) Vellora Veetil Narmadha et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research

Nanoplastics impair the intestinal health of the juvenile large yellow croaker Larimichthys crocea

(2020) Huaxin Gu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microplastics in edible mussels from a southern Mediterranean lagoon: Preliminary results on seawater-mussel transfer and implications for environmental protection and seafood safety

(2020) Takwa Wakkaf et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Effects of chronic exposure to microplastics of different polymer types on early life stages of sea trout Salmo trutta

(2020) Magdalena Jakubowska et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Plasticenta: First evidence of microplastics in human placenta

(2020) Antonio Ragusa et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Enhanced cytotoxicity of photoaged phenol-formaldehyde resins microplastics: Combined effects of environmentally persistent free radicals, reactive oxygen species, and conjugated carbonyls

(2020) Kecheng Zhu et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Environmental prevalence, fate, impacts, and mitigation of microplastics—a critical review on present understanding and future research scope

(2020) Sakshi Patil et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Keap1-Nrf2 pathway up-regulation via hydrogen sulfide mitigates polystyrene microplastics induced-hepatotoxic effects

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

Polystyrene microplastics induced male reproductive toxicity in mice

(2020) Haibo Jin et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Toxicity of polystyrene nanoplastics in Ctenopharyngodon idella juveniles: A genotoxic, mutagenic and cytotoxic perspective

(2020) Abraão Tiago Batista Guimarães 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

Polystyrene nanoparticles affect the innate immune system of the Antarctic sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri

(2019) E. Bergami et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

Toxicity assessment of pollutants sorbed on environmental sample microplastics collected on beaches: Part I-adverse effects on fish cell line

(2019) Pauline Pannetier et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

(2019) Valerie Stock et al.   ARCHIVES OF TOXICOLOGY

Co-exposure to polystyrene plastic beads and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contaminants in fish gill (RTgill-W1) and intestinal (RTgutGC) epithelial cells derived from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

(2019) Daniel Bussolaro et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in the marine environment: Current trends in environmental pollution and mechanisms of toxicological profile

(2019) Chibuisi Gideon Alimba et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Microplastic pollution in commercial salt for human consumption: A review

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

Microplastics in commercial molluscs from the lagoon of Bizerte (Northern Tunisia)

(2019) Sami Abidli et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Impacts of dietary exposure to different sized polystyrene microplastics alone and with sorbed benzo[a]pyrene on biomarkers and whole organism responses in mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis

(2019) Nagore González-Soto et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics accumulate on pores in seed capsule and delay germination and root growth of the terrestrial vascular plant Lepidium sativum

(2019) Thijs Bosker et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Ecotoxicity and genotoxicity of polystyrene microplastics on higher plant Vicia faba

(2019) Xiaofeng Jiang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Human Consumption of Microplastics

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

Formation of Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals on Microplastics under Light Irradiation

(2019) Kecheng Zhu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Detection of Various Microplastics in Human Stool

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

Investigating the toxicities of different functionalized polystyrene nanoplastics on Daphnia magna

(2019) Wei Lin et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Plastic Teabags Release Billions of Microparticles and Nanoparticles into Tea

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

Effects of Microplastics in Soil Ecosystems: Above and Below Ground

(2019) Bas Boots et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics as vectors of contaminants

(2019) Gabriella Caruso   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Tiny, shiny, and colorful microplastics: Are regular glitters a significant source of microplastics?

(2019) Meral Yurtsever   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

Effects of microplastics on the innate immunity and intestinal microflora of juvenile Eriocheir sinensis

(2019) Zhiquan Liu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics induce transcriptional changes, immune response and behavioral alterations in adult zebrafish

(2019) Giacomo Limonta et al.   Scientific Reports

Evaluation of single and combined effects of cadmium and micro-plastic particles on biochemical and immunological parameters of common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

(2019) Mahdi Banaee et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Exposure to polystyrene microplastics causes reproductive toxicity through oxidative stress and activation of the p38 MAPK signaling pathway

(2019) Xiaoman Xie et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Environmental samples of microplastics induce significant toxic effects in fish larvae

(2019) Pauline Pannetier et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Microplastic-induced damage in early embryonal development of sea urchin Sphaerechinus granularis

(2019) Marco Trifuoggi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Potential health impact of environmental micro‐ and nanoplastics pollution

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

Cytogenotoxic potential of a hazardous material, polystyrene microparticles on Allium cepa L.

(2019) Sukhendu Maity 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

Polyethylene microplastics affect the distribution of gut microbiota and inflammation development in mice

(2019) Boqing Li et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Toxicological effects of polystyrene microplastics on earthworm (Eisenia fetida)

(2019) Xiaofeng Jiang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

Microplastics Affect Energy Balance and Gametogenesis in the Pearl Oyster Pinctada margaritifera

(2018) Tony Gardon et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Targeting the IL-6/JAK/STAT3 signalling axis in cancer

(2018) Daniel E. Johnson et al.   Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology

Anthropogenic contamination of tap water, beer, and sea salt

(2018) Mary Kosuth et al.   PLoS One

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

Microplastic particles cause intestinal damage and other adverse effects in zebrafish Danio rerio and nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

(2018) Lili Lei 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

In Vitro Models for Studying Transport Across Epithelial Tissue Barriers

(2018) Navein Arumugasaamy et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries

(2018) Freddie Bray et al.   CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS

Enhanced adsorption of oxytetracycline to weathered microplastic polystyrene: Kinetics, isotherms and influencing factors

(2018) Haibo Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Occurrence of microplastics in raw and treated drinking water

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

Microplastic in marine organism: Environmental and toxicological effects

(2018) Eleonora Guzzetti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

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

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

Micro- (nano) plastics in freshwater ecosystems: Abundance, toxicological impact and quantification methodology

(2018) Stefan-Adrian Strungaru et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Relevance of nano- and microplastics for freshwater ecosystems: A critical review

(2018) Rita Triebskorn et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics: Examination of biomarkers, current state and future perspectives

(2018) Marko D. Prokić et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Distribution, sources and consequences of nutrients, persistent organic pollutants, metals and microplastics in South American estuaries

(2018) Mário Barletta et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Histopathological and molecular effects of microplastics in Eisenia andrei Bouché

(2017) A. Rodriguez-Seijo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

(2017) Rachid Dris et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Combined Effects of UV Exposure Duration and Mechanical Abrasion on Microplastic Fragmentation by Polymer Type

(2017) Young Kyoung Song et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic pollution in deposited urban dust, Tehran metropolis, Iran

(2017) Sharareh Dehghani et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Microplastics effects in Scrobicularia plana

(2017) Francisca Ribeiro et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Carboxyl- and amino-functionalized polystyrene nanoparticles differentially affect the polarization profile of M1 and M2 macrophage subsets

(2016) Ann-Kathrin Fuchs et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Tumor-Induced IL-6 Reprograms Host Metabolism to Suppress Anti-tumor Immunity

(2016) Thomas R. Flint et al.   Cell Metabolism

Intestinal alterations in European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) exposed to microplastics: Preliminary results

(2016) Cristina Pedà et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Virgin microplastics cause toxicity and modulate the impacts of phenanthrene on biomarker responses in African catfish ( Clarias gariepinus )

(2016) Ali Karami et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Microplastic Size-Dependent Toxicity, Oxidative Stress Induction, and p-JNK and p-p38 Activation in the Monogonont Rotifer (Brachionus koreanus)

(2016) Chang-Bum Jeong 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

Negligible Impact of Ingested Microplastics on Tissue Concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Northern Fulmars off Coastal Norway

(2016) Dorte Herzke et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Polycarbonate and polystyrene nanoplastic particles act as stressors to the innate immune system of fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)

(2016) Anne-Catherine Greven et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Microplastics as vector for heavy metal contamination from the marine environment

(2016) Dennis Brennecke et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

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

(2016) Rachid Dris et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Evidence of microbeads from personal care product contaminating the sea

(2016) Pui Kwan Cheung et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Genotoxicity and cytotoxicity of chromium, copper, manganese and lead, and their mixture in WIL2-NS human B lymphoblastoid cells is enhanced by folate depletion

(2016) Chibuisi G. Alimba et al.   MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS

Polystyrene nanoparticles internalization in human gastric adenocarcinoma cells

(2016) Maurizio Forte et al.   TOXICOLOGY IN VITRO

In vivo micronucleus test in the assessment of cytogenotoxicity of landfill leachates in three animal models from various ecological habitats

(2015) Chibuisi G. Alimba et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

Plastic pollution in Swiss surface waters: nature and concentrations, interaction with pollutants

(2015) Florian Faure et al.   Environmental Chemistry

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

(2015) Rachid Dris et al.   Environmental Chemistry

Key Characteristics of Carcinogens as a Basis for Organizing Data on Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis

(2015) Martyn T. Smith et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES

Pollutants bioavailability and toxicological risk from microplastics to marine mussels

(2015) Carlo Giacomo Avio et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic Pollution in Table Salts from China

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

Bioavailability and biodistribution of differently charged polystyrene nanoparticles upon oral exposure in rats

(2015) Agata P. Walczak et al.   JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH

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

Targeting IL-11 signaling in colon cancer

(2015) Matthias Ernst et al.   Oncotarget

Accumulation and Embryotoxicity of Polystyrene Nanoparticles at Early Stage of Development of Sea Urchin Embryos Paracentrotus lividus

(2014) C. Della Torre et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Synthetic particles as contaminants in German beers

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

Transcriptional Regulation of Pattern Recognition Receptors by JAK/STAT Signaling, and the Implications for Disease Pathogenesis

(2014) Brendan John Jenkins   JOURNAL OF INTERFERON AND CYTOKINE RESEARCH

Carcinogenicity of fluoro-edenite, silicon carbide fibres and whiskers, and carbon nanotubes

(2014) Yann Grosse et al.   LANCET ONCOLOGY

Early warning signs of endocrine disruption in adult fish from the ingestion of polyethylene with and without sorbed chemical pollutants from the marine environment

(2014) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Nano-sized and micro-sized polystyrene particles affect phagocyte function

(2013) B. Prietl et al.   CELL BIOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY

Non-pollen particulates in honey and sugar

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

Polystyrene Nanoparticles Perturb Lipid Membranes

(2013) Giulia Rossi et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Oxidative pathways of chemical toxicity and oxidative stress biomarkers in marine organisms

(2013) Francesco Regoli et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

First record of sea snake (Hydrophis elegans, Hydrophiinae) entrapped in marine debris

(2013) Vinay Udyawer et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Policy: Classify plastic waste as hazardous

(2013) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   NATURE

Evading apoptosis in cancer

(2013) Kaleigh Fernald et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

Uptake and Effects of Microplastics on Cells and Tissue of the Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis L. after an Experimental Exposure

(2012) Nadia von Moos et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Morphological aspects of interactions between microparticles and mammalian cells: intestinal uptake and onward movement

(2012) Katharine E. Carr et al.   PROGRESS IN HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CYTOCHEMISTRY

Cancer as Multifaceted Disease

(2012) A. Friedman   Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena

Molecular and structural antioxidant defenses against oxidative stress in animals

(2011) Reinald Pamplona et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

The Unholy Trinity: Inflammation, Cytokines, and STAT3 Shape The Cancer Microenvironment

(2011) Ning Li et al.   CANCER CELL

Environmental and health hazard ranking and assessment of plastic polymers based on chemical composition

(2011) Delilah Lithner et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Oxidative stress and oxidative damage in chemical carcinogenesis

(2011) James E. Klaunig et al.   TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY

Origin and fate of dietary nanoparticles and microparticles in the gastrointestinal tract

(2010) Jonathan J. Powell et al.   JOURNAL OF AUTOIMMUNITY

The Role of Oxidative Stress in Carcinogenesis Induced by Metals and Xenobiotics

(2010) Frank Henkler et al.   Cancers

NanoGenotoxicology: The DNA damaging potential of engineered nanomaterials

(2009) Neenu Singh et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Allium cepa test in environmental monitoring: A review on its application

(2009) Daniela Morais Leme et al.   MUTATION RESEARCH-REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH

Plastics, the environment and human health: current consensus and future trends

(2009) R. C. Thompson et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Comet assay: a reliable tool for the assessment of DNA damage in different models

(2008) Alok Dhawan et al.   CELL BIOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY

Polystyrene nanoparticle trafficking across alveolar epithelium

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