Microplastics: Detection in human samples, cell line studies, and health impacts

Microplastics (MPs) are in all environmental compartments, including atmosphere, terrestrial, and aquatic environments as well as in marine organisms, foods, drinking water, and indoor and outdoor environments. MPs can enter the human body through the food chain and contaminated environment. Ingestion, inhalation, and dermal contact are the routes of their entry into the human body. Recent studies reporting the detection of MPs within the human body have raised concern among the scientific community as the knowledge about human exposure is still very limited and their impact on health is not well-understood yet. In this review article, we briefly cover the reports evidencing MP detection within the human body, e.g., stool, placenta, lungs, liver, sputum, breast milk, and blood. A concise synopsis of sample preparation and analysis of such human matrices is also provided. This article also presents a summary of the effect of MPs on human cell lines and human health.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Barceló, Damià, Picó, Yolanda, Alfarhan, Ahmed
Format:	artículo biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-08
Subjects:	Spectroscopic analysis, Exposure, Human body, Human matrices, Ingestion of microplastics, Microplastics, Sample preparation, http://metadata.un.org/sdg/3, Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10261/331225 https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85164036130
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