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Review

Microplastics in Fish and Fishery Products and Risks for Human Health: A Review

by
Leonardo Alberghini
1,
Alessandro Truant
1,
Serena Santonicola
2,
Giampaolo Colavita
2 and
Valerio Giaccone
1,*
1
Department of Animal Medicine, Productions and Health, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
2
Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(1), 789; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010789
Submission received: 10 December 2022 / Revised: 27 December 2022 / Accepted: 28 December 2022 / Published: 31 December 2022
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Abstract

In recent years, plastic waste has become a universally significant environmental problem. Ingestion of food and water contaminated with microplastics is the main route of human exposure. Fishery products are an important source of microplastics in the human diet. Once ingested, microplastics reach the gastrointestinal tract and can be absorbed causing oxidative stress, cytotoxicity, and translocation to other tissues. Furthermore, microplastics can release chemical substances (organic and inorganic) present in their matrix or previously absorbed from the environment and act as carriers of microorganisms. Additives present in microplastics such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), bisphenol A (BPA), nonylphenol (NP), octylphenol (OP), and potentially toxic elements can be harmful for humans. However, to date, the data we have are not sufficient to perform a reliable assessment of the risks to human health. Further studies on the toxicokinetics and toxicity of microplastics in humans are needed.
Keywords: microplastics; fishery products; human health; environment microplastics; fishery products; human health; environment

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Alberghini, L.; Truant, A.; Santonicola, S.; Colavita, G.; Giaccone, V. Microplastics in Fish and Fishery Products and Risks for Human Health: A Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 789. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010789

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Alberghini L, Truant A, Santonicola S, Colavita G, Giaccone V. Microplastics in Fish and Fishery Products and Risks for Human Health: A Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(1):789. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010789

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Alberghini, Leonardo, Alessandro Truant, Serena Santonicola, Giampaolo Colavita, and Valerio Giaccone. 2023. "Microplastics in Fish and Fishery Products and Risks for Human Health: A Review" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 1: 789. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010789

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Alberghini, L., Truant, A., Santonicola, S., Colavita, G., & Giaccone, V. (2023). Microplastics in Fish and Fishery Products and Risks for Human Health: A Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(1), 789. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010789

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