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A review on the occurrence, analytical methods, and impact of microplastics in the environment

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    Identifier: imarina:9330075
    Authors:
    Tran TVJalil AANguyen TMNguyen TTTNabgan WNguyen DTC
    Abstract:
    Nowadays, microplastic pollution is one of the globally urgent concerns as a result of discharging plastic products into the atmosphere, aquatic and soil environments. Microplastics have average size of less than 5 mm, are non-biodegradable, accumulative, and highly persistent substances. Thousands of tons of microplastics are still accumulated in various environments, posing an enormous threat to human health and living creatures. Here, we review the occurrence and analytical methods, and impact of microplastics in the environments including soil, aquatic media, and atmosphere. Analytical methods including visual observation, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry were evaluated. We elucidated the environmental and human health impacts of microplastics with emphasis on life malfunction, immune disruption, neurotoxicity, diseases and other tangible health risks. This review also found some shortages of analytical equivalence and/or standardization, inconsistence in sampling collection and limited knowledge of microplastic toxicity. It is hopeful that the present work not only affords a more insight into the potential dangers of microplastics on human health but also urges future researches to establish new standardizations in analytical methods.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Tran TV; Jalil AA; Nguyen TM; Nguyen TTT; Nabgan W; Nguyen DTC
    Department: Enginyeria Química
    URV's Author/s: Nabgan, Walid
    Keywords: Occurrence Microplastics Health impact Environmental pollution Analytical methods
    Abstract: Nowadays, microplastic pollution is one of the globally urgent concerns as a result of discharging plastic products into the atmosphere, aquatic and soil environments. Microplastics have average size of less than 5 mm, are non-biodegradable, accumulative, and highly persistent substances. Thousands of tons of microplastics are still accumulated in various environments, posing an enormous threat to human health and living creatures. Here, we review the occurrence and analytical methods, and impact of microplastics in the environments including soil, aquatic media, and atmosphere. Analytical methods including visual observation, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry were evaluated. We elucidated the environmental and human health impacts of microplastics with emphasis on life malfunction, immune disruption, neurotoxicity, diseases and other tangible health risks. This review also found some shortages of analytical equivalence and/or standardization, inconsistence in sampling collection and limited knowledge of microplastic toxicity. It is hopeful that the present work not only affords a more insight into the potential dangers of microplastics on human health but also urges future researches to establish new standardizations in analytical methods.
    Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Toxicology Química Psicología Pharmacology & pharmacy Pharmacology Odontología Medicine (miscellaneous) Medicina veterinaria Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Health, toxicology and mutagenesis Geografía Geociências Farmacia Environmental sciences Ensino Engenharias ii Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: walid.nabgan@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0001-9901-862X
    Record's date: 2024-08-03
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1382668923001904
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Environmental Toxicology And Pharmacology. 102 104248-
    APA: Tran TV; Jalil AA; Nguyen TM; Nguyen TTT; Nabgan W; Nguyen DTC (2023). A review on the occurrence, analytical methods, and impact of microplastics in the environment. Environmental Toxicology And Pharmacology, 102(), 104248-. DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2023.104248
    Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2023.104248
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2023
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Environmental Sciences,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Medicine (Miscellaneous),Pharmacology,Pharmacology & Pharmacy,Toxicology
    Occurrence
    Microplastics
    Health impact
    Environmental pollution
    Analytical methods
    Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros
    Toxicology
    Química
    Psicología
    Pharmacology & pharmacy
    Pharmacology
    Odontología
    Medicine (miscellaneous)
    Medicina veterinaria
    Medicina ii
    Medicina i
    Materiais
    Interdisciplinar
    Health, toxicology and mutagenesis
    Geografía
    Geociências
    Farmacia
    Environmental sciences
    Ensino
    Engenharias ii
    Ciências biológicas iii
    Ciências biológicas ii
    Ciências biológicas i
    Ciências ambientais
    Ciências agrárias i
    Biotecnología
    Biodiversidade
    Astronomia / física
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