Microplastics in Terrestrial Domestic Animals and Human Health: Implications for Food Security and Food Safety and Their Role as Sentinels
Terrestrial domestic animals are exposed to microplastics, therefore, contaminating the food chain, in the case of livestock, or acting as sentinels for human exposure, in the case of companion animals. The aim of this review was to address the importance of terrestrial domestic animals on human exp...
Main Authors: | Joana C. Prata, Patrícia Dias-Pereira |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-02-01
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Series: | Animals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/4/661 |
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