Journal Article10.7326/M19-0618
Detection of Various Microplastics in Human Stool: A Prospective Case Series.
Philipp Schwabl,Sebastian Köppel,Philipp Königshofer,Theresa Bucsics,Michael Trauner,Thomas Reiberger,Bettina Liebmann +6 more
1.3K
TL;DR: In this paper microplastics, defined as plastic particles smaller than 5 mm, are ubiquitous in natural environments and they are increasingly polluting aqueous, terrestrial, and airborne environments.
read more
Abstract: Microplastics, defined as plastic particles smaller than 5 mm, are ubiquitous in natural environments. They are increasingly polluting aqueous, terrestrial, and airborne environments, and there hav...
read more
Chat with Paper
AI Agents for this Paper
Find similar papers on Google Scholar, PubMed and Arxiv
Write a critical review of this paper
Analyze citations of this paper to find unaddressed research gaps
Citations
Monitoring of Microplastics in Water and Sediment Samples of Lakes and Rivers of the Akmola Region (Kazakhstan)
Natalya S. Salikova,Javier Rodrigo-Ilarri,Lyudmila A. Makeyeva,María-Elena Rodrigo-Clavero,Zhulduz O Tleuova,Anar Dosbolovna Makhmutova +5 more
TL;DR: Monitoring of microplastics in water and sediment samples of lakes and rivers in the Akmola Region (Kazakhstan) reveals high concentrations, particularly in lakes. The average microplastic content ranged from 1.2 × 10−1 to 4.5 × 10−1 particles/dm3 across seasons. Sediment analysis showed a decrease in microplastic concentrations from coastal to open waters sediments.
6
An Overview of the Possible Exposure of Infants to Microplastics
Csilla Mišľanová,Martina Valachovičová,Zuzana Slezáková +2 more
- 12 Mar 2024
TL;DR: The potential risks of microplastics are greater for infants due to their lack of developed metabolizing enzymes, inability to remove microplastics, and highly sensitive target organs.
6
A systematic review and quality assessment of estimated daily intake of microplastics through food
Su Ji Heo,Nalae Moon,Ju Hee Kim +2 more
TL;DR: A systematic review of 76 studies estimates human daily microplastic intake through food (0.0002-1,531,524 MP/day), with highest values in bottled water, highlighting the need to reduce exposure and assess risks through quantitative evaluation.
5
Large-scale Detection of Marine Debris in Coastal Areas with Sentinel-2
Marc Rußwurm,Devis Tuia +1 more
TL;DR: In this article , a detector for marine debris built on a deep segmentation model that outputs a probability for marine pollution at the pixel level is presented. But this method is not suitable for large-scale detection of marine litter.
References
Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?
TL;DR: There is potential for microplastics to impact human health, and assessing current exposure levels and burdens is key to guide future research into the potential mechanisms of toxicity and hence therein possible health effects.
2.4K
Are We Speaking the Same Language? Recommendations for a Definition and Categorization Framework for Plastic Debris.
Nanna B. Hartmann,Thorsten Hüffer,Richard C. Thompson,Martin Hassellöv,Verschoor Aj,Anders Egede Daugaard,Sinja Rist,Therese Karlsson,Nicole Brennholt,Matthew Cole,Maria Pia Herrling,Maren C. Hess,Natalia P. Ivleva,Amy Lusher,Martin Wagner +14 more
TL;DR: This work critically discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a unified terminology, proposes a definition and categorization framework, and highlights areas of uncertainty on how to define and categorize plastic debris.
Human Consumption of Microplastics
Kieran Cox,Garth A. Covernton,Hailey L. Davies,John F. Dower,Francis Juanes,Sarah E. Dudas,Sarah E. Dudas +6 more
TL;DR: Focusing on the American diet, the number of microplastic particles in commonly consumed foods in relation to their recommended daily intake is evaluated and it is estimated that annual microplastics consumption ranges from 39000 to 52000 particles depending on age and sex.
1.8K
Microplastics in bivalves cultured for human consumption.
TL;DR: The presence of marine microplastics in seafood could pose a threat to food safety, however, due to the complexity of estimating microplastic toxicity, estimations of the potential risks for human health posed by microplastically in food stuffs is not (yet) possible.
1.8K
Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems
Anderson Abel de Souza Machado,Anderson Abel de Souza Machado,Werner Kloas,Werner Kloas,Christiane Zarfl,Stefan Hempel,Matthias C. Rillig +6 more
TL;DR: The pervasive microplastic contamination as a potential agent of global change in terrestrial systems is introduced, the physical and chemical nature of the respective observed effects are highlighted, and the broad toxicity of nanoplastics derived from plastic breakdown is discussed.
1.7K