Detection of Various Microplastics in Human Stool: A Prospective Case Series.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors outline the current technologies used to characterize microplastics based ecosystems and their AMR promoting elements (antibiotics, heavy metals, and microbial inhabitants) and highlight emerging technologies that could be useful for systems-level investigations of AMR in the plastisphere.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors compare and advance three decoding algorithms, including (i) a logic-based algorithm to merge and cross-check multiple Raman images that map the intensities of several characteristic peaks; (ii) principal component analysis-based algorithms to generate intensity images from whole sets of spectra, not just from individual characteristic peaks.

TL;DR: The impact of PS-MNPs on mammalian intestinal health is influenced by the exposure duration and particle size, rather than the concentration, which suggests that nanoplastics may pose more severe environmental risks.

TL;DR: This global review assesses microplastic pollution in soils, its impact on terrestrial ecosystems, and potential human health risks, highlighting varied concentrations, effects on soil properties, microorganisms, plants, and animals, and suggesting future research directions to evaluate ecological and human health risks.

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.

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.

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.

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.