Microplastics, a Global Issue: Human Exposure through Environmental and Dietary Sources
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Microplastics Classification
1.2. Transport of Microplastics
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Literature Search Strategy
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- “Microplastics”
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- “Human health”
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- “Source”
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- “Foods”
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- “Food chain”
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- “Trophic transfer”
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- “Human exposure”
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- “Fate”
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- “Contaminants”
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- “Toxicity”
2.2. Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
- Articles that focused on the relationship between microplastics and human health;
- Studies that examined the sources and pathways of microplastic contamination in the environment, primarily related to the food chain;
- Studies assessing microplastics’ toxicity and potential health impacts on human populations.
2.3. Study Selection and Data Extraction
3. Sources of Exposure to Microplastics
3.1. Microplastics in Soil
3.2. Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment
4. Microplastics in Processed Foods
4.1. Microplastics in Table Salt
4.2. Microplastics in Sugar
4.3. Microplastics in Bottled Water
5. Microplastics in Seafood
5.1. Microplastics in Mussels
5.2. Microplastics in Fish
6. Transfer to the Food Chain
7. Effects of Exposure to Microplastics
8. Toxicity
9. Insights and Observations
10. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Borriello, L.; Scivicco, M.; Cacciola, N.A.; Esposito, F.; Severino, L.; Cirillo, T. Microplastics, a Global Issue: Human Exposure through Environmental and Dietary Sources. Foods 2023, 12, 3396. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12183396
Borriello L, Scivicco M, Cacciola NA, Esposito F, Severino L, Cirillo T. Microplastics, a Global Issue: Human Exposure through Environmental and Dietary Sources. Foods. 2023; 12(18):3396. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12183396
Chicago/Turabian StyleBorriello, Lucrezia, Marcello Scivicco, Nunzio Antonio Cacciola, Francesco Esposito, Lorella Severino, and Teresa Cirillo. 2023. "Microplastics, a Global Issue: Human Exposure through Environmental and Dietary Sources" Foods 12, no. 18: 3396. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12183396