Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?

By Stephanie L Wright, Frank J. Kelly. Environmental Science and Technology, 2017

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Direct and indirect effects of microplastics on bivalves, with a focus on edible species: A mini-review (2019, background): “Regarding physical effects, the bio-persistence of microplastics in human tissue can induce inflammation, genotoxicity, oxidative stress, apoptosis and necrosis (Wright & Kelly, 2017).”
Wear and Tear of Tyres: A Stealthy Source of Microplastics in the Environment (2017, background): “, by means of diffusion, passive cellular penetration or active uptake (endocytosis) [83].”
Microplastic sources, formation, toxicity and remediation: a review (2023, background): “The absorption and toxicity of polymeric microparticles have been examined in mammalian systems (Wright and Kelly 2017; Blackburn and Green 2022).”
Marine litter plastics and microplastics and their toxic chemicals components: the need for urgent preventive measures (2018, background): “Potential impacts from marine plastics on human health Although there are no current scientific studies correlating the direct consumption of fish or shellfish contaminated with microplastics containing or polluted with EDCs and the consequent endocrine disruption effects on human health, this is pe”