Environmental and Human Adverse Effects of Micro and Nanoplastics
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Toxicology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 August 2023) | Viewed by 21533
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Interests: plant physiology; plant responses to abiotic stress; micro and nanoplastic effects on plants
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Interests: microbiome; immunology; gastrointestinal cancers; nutrition; gut-brain axis; neurodegeneration; neuroinflammation
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Interests: microbiota-immunity axis; autoimmunity; cancers; inflammation; T cells; micro and nanoplastic effects on human
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is undeniable that we live in a “plastic age”, in which the production of different plastic polymers has increased significantly to meet our growing needs. As a consequence, micro and nanoplastic (M/NPLs) particles are released into the environment from several sources, and the potential ecological and toxicological risks of these emerging pollutants have become a globally relevant issue. Today, micro and nanoplastics can be found in all environments, from soils and fresh waters to the deepest of the oceans, causing adverse effects on living organisms and entire ecosystems. M/NPLs enter the food chain and reach humans through ingestion, inhalation and contact with the skin, thus causing serious health problems. N/MPLs accumulating in human tissues may trigger a chronic inflammatory response, with an effect similar to that of asbestos fibers in the lungs, causing possible neoplastic transformation.
Considering the ubiquity and the threat of plastic pollution, this Special Issue aims to provide an updated overview of the molecular mechanism of the possible impact that micro and nanoplastics can have on living organisms from different environmental matrices, especially plants and humans.
Dr. Ilaria Colzi
Dr. Elena Niccolai
Dr. Amedeo Amedei
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- micro and nanoplastics
- environmental pollution
- micro and nanoplastic toxicity
- human health
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