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Pollution of the oceans by plastic waste (microplastics) is one of the most urgent global marine environmental problems worldwide.
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Summary of the study
Plastic debris (including microplastics, MPs) has attracted worldwide attention from governments, the public, the scientific community, media, and non-governmental organizations, and has become a hot topic in current marine ecology and environmental research.
This study aimed to conduct a traditional review of the current state of the art regarding the definition and characterization of microplastics (MPs), including an assessment of MPs detected in marine and food systems.
The review found that plastic waste is not biodegradable and can only be efficiently broken down into small particles of micrometer to nanometer size by physical processes.
Microplastics can pollute drinking water, accumulate in the food chain, and release toxic chemicals that can cause disease, including certain cancers. Micro/nanoplastics may exhibit acute toxicity (sub)chronic toxicity, carcinogenicity, genotoxicity, and developmental toxicity.
In addition, nanoplastics (NPs) can be chronically toxic (cardiovascular toxicity, hepatotoxicity, and neurotoxicity). This study lays the foundation for the evaluation of microplastics/nanoplastics risk assessment in the marine ecosystem and potential impacts on human health.
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Further studies in connection with INUSpheresis® therapy
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