Health risks of environmental exposure to microplastics
Plastics are materials widely used in all sectors. The subject of interest in recent years has become so-called microplastics, whose composition and structure are causing new environmental hazards. The presence and accumulation of microplastics in the environment threaten the ecological balance, th...
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Plastics are materials widely used in all sectors. The subject of interest in recent years has become so-called microplastics, whose composition and structure are causing new environmental hazards. The presence and accumulation of microplastics in the environment threaten the ecological balance, the water environment, food sustainability and safety, and ultimately human health. Human exposure to microplastics is primarily through the oral route, so the main source of human exposure to microplastics is diet. Despite many studies focusing on microplastic contamination in seafood, fish, and shellfish, estimating total human exposure to microplastics via the oral route is difficult, due to the lack of research on other foods in this area. The risks to human health from inhaling microplastics remain unclear. According to the WHO, there is no reliable evidence of the harmful effects of microplastic on the human body, but the phenomenon requires further research. Likely health effects of human exposure to microplastic include respiratory and gastrointestinal effects, oxidative stress, and cancer. There is a need to raise public awareness about environmental exposure to microplastics and effective waste management.
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| spelling | doaj.art-37e9209d2a5546eda43d5df581e73b5f2022-12-22T03:44:52ZengKazimierz Wielki UniversityJournal of Education, Health and Sport2391-83062022-11-0113110.12775/JEHS.2023.13.01.012Health risks of environmental exposure to microplasticsKlaudia Oleksiuk0Karolina Krupa-Kotara1Mateusz Grajek2Agata Wypych-Ślusarska3Joanna Głogowska-Ligus4Jerzy Słowiński5SUMSUMSUMSUMSUMSUM Plastics are materials widely used in all sectors. The subject of interest in recent years has become so-called microplastics, whose composition and structure are causing new environmental hazards. The presence and accumulation of microplastics in the environment threaten the ecological balance, the water environment, food sustainability and safety, and ultimately human health. Human exposure to microplastics is primarily through the oral route, so the main source of human exposure to microplastics is diet. Despite many studies focusing on microplastic contamination in seafood, fish, and shellfish, estimating total human exposure to microplastics via the oral route is difficult, due to the lack of research on other foods in this area. The risks to human health from inhaling microplastics remain unclear. According to the WHO, there is no reliable evidence of the harmful effects of microplastic on the human body, but the phenomenon requires further research. Likely health effects of human exposure to microplastic include respiratory and gastrointestinal effects, oxidative stress, and cancer. There is a need to raise public awareness about environmental exposure to microplastics and effective waste management. https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/40548health risksexposuremicroplasticstoxycologypublic health |
| spellingShingle | Klaudia Oleksiuk Karolina Krupa-Kotara Mateusz Grajek Agata Wypych-Ślusarska Joanna Głogowska-Ligus Jerzy Słowiński Health risks of environmental exposure to microplastics Journal of Education, Health and Sport health risks exposure microplastics toxycology public health |
| title | Health risks of environmental exposure to microplastics |
| title_full | Health risks of environmental exposure to microplastics |
| title_fullStr | Health risks of environmental exposure to microplastics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health risks of environmental exposure to microplastics |
| title_short | Health risks of environmental exposure to microplastics |
| title_sort | health risks of environmental exposure to microplastics |
| topic | health risks exposure microplastics toxycology public health |
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