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Maternal exposure to polystyrene nanoparticles retarded fetal growth and triggered metabolic disorders of placenta and fetus in mice
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can inhibit the allocation of microplastics from crop roots to aboveground edible parts
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Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of heavy metals in marine micro-predators
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Microplastics can change soil properties and affect plant performance
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Micro (nano) plastics uptake, toxicity and detoxification in plants: challenges and prospects
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Systematic review of microplastics and nanoplastics in indoor and outdoor air: identifying a framework and data needs for quantifying human inhalation exposures
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Melatonin alleviates intestinal barrier damaging effects induced by polyethylene microplastics in albino rats
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Washing machine filters reduce microfiber emissions: evidence from a community-scale pilot in Parry Sound, Ontario
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Polystyrene nanoplastics' accumulation in roots induces adverse physiological and molecular effects in water spinach Ipomoea aquatica Forsk
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Effects of polyethylene microplastic on the phytotoxicity of di-n-butyl phthalate in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. var. ramosa Hort)
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Effect of polyethylene particles on dibutyl phthalate toxicity in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)
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Exploring the interaction between polystyrene nanoplastics and Allium cepa during germination: internalization in root cells, induction of toxicity and oxidative stress
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Effects of nano-enabled agricultural strategies on food quality: current knowledge and future research needs
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Species-dependent response of food crops to polystyrene nanoplastics and microplastics
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148750 · 2021 · External reference
Impact of microplastics on terrestrial ecosystems: a plant-centric perspective
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Ultrafine polystyrene nanoplastics penetrate roots and induce organelle damage and extensive transcriptomic reprogramming in Arabidopsis thaliana
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Plastic teabags release billions of microparticles and nanoparticles into tea
10.1021/acs.est.9b02540 · 2019 · External reference
Plant cell walls: impact on nutrient bioaccessibility and digestibility
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Transmembrane uptake of polystyrene nanoplastics mediated by aquaporin in tartary buckwheat: physiological consequence and genomic mechanism
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138912 · 2025 · External reference
Polystyrene microplastics disturb maternal-fetal immune balance and cause reproductive toxicity in pregnant mice
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The effects of micro/nano-plastics exposure on plants and their toxic mechanisms: a review from multi-omics perspectives
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.133279 · 2024 · External reference
Internalization, physiological responses and molecular mechanisms of lettuce to polystyrene microplastics of different sizes: validation of simulated soilless culture
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132710 · 2024 · External reference
Microplastics may increase the environmental risks of Cd via promoting Cd uptake by plants: a meta-analysis
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.130887 · 2023 · External reference
Resveratrol butyrate esters reduce hypertension in a juvenile rat model of chronic kidney disease exacerbated by microplastics
10.3390/nu16234076 · 2024 · External reference
Assessing the release of microplastics and nanoplastics from plastic containers and reusable food pouches: implications for human health
10.1021/acs.est.3c01942 · 2023 · External reference
Potential toxicity of polystyrene microplastic particles
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The impacts of plastics’ life cycle
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Release of microplastics from reusable kitchen plasticware and generation of thermal potential toxic degradation products in the oven
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Applications of biochar in the remediation of soil microplastic pollution: a review
10.1002/saj2.70078 · 2025 · External reference
Evidence and impacts of nanoplastic accumulation on crop grains
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Ecotoxicity and genotoxicity of polystyrene microplastics on higher plant Vicia faba
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Foliar exposure of deuterium stable isotope-labeled nanoplastics to lettuce: quantitative determination of foliar uptake, transport, and trophic transfer in a terrestrial food chain
10.1021/acs.est.4c03123 · 2024 · External reference
Biochar alleviated the toxic effects of PVC microplastic in a soil-plant system by upregulating soil enzyme activities and microbial abundance
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Micro/nanoplastics: critical review of their impacts on plants, interactions with other contaminants (antibiotics, heavy metals, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), and management strategies
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169420 · 2024 · External reference
Evidence of parental transfer of nanoplastics in pea (Pisum sativum) plants
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Iron transport and its regulation in plants
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Risk assessment of microplastic particles
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The global apparel industry is a significant yet overlooked source of plastic leakage
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Friends in arms: flavonoids and the auxin/cytokinin balance in terrestrialization
10.3390/plants12030517 · 2023 · External reference
Transitioning to microplastic-free seed coatings: challenges and solutions
10.3390/polym16141969 · 2024 · External reference
Photosynthetic ROS and retrograde signaling pathways
10.1111/nph.20134 · 2024 · External reference
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus alleviates charged nanoplastic stress in host plants via enhanced defense-related gene expressions and hyphal capture
10.1021/acs.est.3c07850 · 2024 · External reference
Polystyrene microplastics disturb the redox homeostasis, carbohydrate metabolism and phytohormone regulatory network in barley
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125614 · 2021 · External reference
Macro- and microplastic accumulation in soil after 32 years of plastic film mulching
10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118945 · 2022 · External reference
Uptake and effect of carboxyl-modified polystyrene microplastics on cotton plants
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133581 · 2024 · External reference
Leaf absorption contributes to accumulation of microplastics in plants
10.1038/s41586-025-08831-4 · 2025 · External reference
Physiological response of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) leaves to polystyrene nanoplastics pollution
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127041 · 2020 · External reference
The distribution and impact of polystyrene nanoplastics on cucumber plants
10.1007/s11356-020-11702-2 · 2021 · External reference
Impact of polystyrene nanoplastics (PSNPs) on seed germination and seedling growth of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121620 · 2020 · External reference
Do polystyrene nanoplastics affect the toxicity of cadmium to wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)?
10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114498 · 2020 · External reference
Foliar-applied polystyrene nanoplastics (PSNPs) reduce the growth and nutritional quality of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)
10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116978 · 2021 · External reference
Nanotoxicological effects and transcriptome mechanisms of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under stress of polystyrene nanoplastics
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127241 · 2022 · External reference
Microbiological processes of submicrometer plastics affecting submerged plant growth in a chronic exposure microcosm
10.1021/acs.estlett.2c00789 · 2023 · External reference
Effects of polystyrene microplastics on the phenylpropane metabolic pathway in cucumber plants
10.1016/j.envexpbot.2024.105671 · 2024 · External reference
Zinc ions enhance tolerance to nanoplastics stress in rice seedlings: advancing the development and optimization of traditional zinc fertilizers
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Multistage defense system activated by tetrachlorobiphenyl and its hydroxylated and methoxylated derivatives in Oryza sativa
10.1021/acs.est.0c08265 · 2021 · External reference
Uptake and translocation of nano/microplastics by rice seedlings: evidence from a hydroponic experiment
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126700 · 2022 · External reference
Micro/nanoplastic-driven cardiovascular senescence and multi-target intervention by traditional Chinese medicine
10.1016/j.arr.2025.102841 · 2025 · External reference
Anionic nanoplastic contaminants promote Parkinson’s disease–associated α-synuclein aggregation
10.1126/sciadv.adi8716 · 2023 · External reference
Carbohydrate flow through agricultural ecosystems: implications for synthesis and microbial conversion of carbohydrates
10.1016/j.biotechadv.2023.108245 · 2023 · External reference
Mechanisms for iron oxide nanoparticle alleviation of nanoplastic-induced stress in Perilla frutescens revealed by integrated physiological and transcriptomic analysis
10.1016/j.plaphy.2025.109712 · 2025 · External reference
Quantitative tracing of uptake and transport of submicrometre plastics in crop plants using lanthanide chelates as a dual-functional tracer
10.1038/s41565-021-01063-3 · 2022 · External reference
Detection of microplastics and nanoplastics released from a kitchen blender using Raman imaging
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131403 · 2023 · External reference
Cytogenotoxic potential of a hazardous material, polystyrene microparticles on Allium cepa L
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121560 · 2020 · External reference
Reactive oxygen species in plants: from source to sink
10.3390/antiox11020225 · 2022 · External reference
Response of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) growth to soil contaminated with microplastics
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Microplastics occurrence and distribution characteristics in mulched agricultural soils of Guizhou province
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Placing nanoplastics in the context of global plastic pollution
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Effects of polyethylene terephthalate microplastic on germination, biochemistry and phytotoxicity of Cicer arietinum L. and cytotoxicity study on Allium cepa L
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Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains
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Identification of biochemical pathways associated with lead tolerance and detoxification in Chrysopogon zizanioides L. Nash (vetiver) by metabolic profiling
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Physiological responses of garden cress (L. sativum) to different types of microplastics
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Transcriptomic and metabolic reprogramming of durum wheat under nanoplastic exposure
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From soil to shoot plant responses to polystyrene nanoplastics and relevance for sustainable food systems
10.1016/j.plana.2025.100230 · 2026 · External reference
Rapid single-particle chemical imaging of nanoplastics by SRS microscopy
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Chitosan as an organic amendment to improve soil properties and plant growth in the presence of polystyrene microplastics
10.1002/ep.14301 · 2024 · External reference
The soil plastisphere
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Plant health and its effects on food safety and security in a One Health framework: four case studies
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Insights into the shape-dependent effects of polyethylene microplastics on interactions with organisms, environmental aging, and adsorption properties
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Bridging lab and field: tracking environmentally relevant nanoplastics in crops using Py-GC/MS
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.139693 · 2025 · External reference
Effects of microplastics and nanoplastics on marine environment and human health
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Immune cells at the fetomaternal interface: how the microenvironment modulates immune cells to foster fetal development
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Traditional microplastics alter microbial community, metabolites and nutrition in heavy metal-contaminated coastal saline soil
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Integrated physiological, transcriptomic, and metabolic analysis reveals the effects of nanoplastics exposure on tea plants
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.140862 · 2026 · External reference
Nano-selenium modulates NF-κB/NLRP3 pathway and mitochondrial dynamics to attenuate microplastic-induced liver injury
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Impact of polyethylene on soil physicochemical properties and characteristics of sweet potato growth and polyethylene absorption
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Toxicity mechanisms of nanoplastics on crop growth, interference of phyllosphere microbes, and evidence for foliar penetration and translocation
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Recent advances in understanding the roles of pectin as an active participant in plant signaling networks
10.3390/plants10081712 · 2021 · External reference
Foliar uptake and leaf-to-root translocation of nanoplastics with different coating charge in maize plants
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125854 · 2021 · External reference
Differentially charged nanoplastics demonstrate distinct accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana
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Polystyrene nanoplastics exposure trigger cognitive impairment mitigated by luteolin modulated glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase/glutathione-dependent pathway
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Analysis of microbial populations in plastic–soil systems after exposure to high poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) load using high-resolution molecular technique
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Polystyrene nano- and microplastic accumulation at Arabidopsis and wheat root cap cells, but no evidence for uptake into roots
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UMAMIT44 is a key player in glutamate export from Arabidopsis chloroplasts
10.1093/plcell/koad310 · 2024 · External reference
Twenty years of microplastic pollution research—what have we learned?
10.1126/science.adl2746 · 2024 · External reference
Auxin–cytokinin interplay shapes root functionality under low-temperature stress
10.1016/j.tplants.2022.12.004 · 2023 · External reference
Selenium alleviates the adverse effects of microplastics on kale by regulating photosynthesis, redox homeostasis, secondary metabolism and hormones
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Toxicological complexity of microplastics in terrestrial ecosystems
10.1016/j.isci.2025.111879 · 2025 · External reference
Establishing causality: opportunities of synthetic communities for plant microbiome research
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Micro(nano)plastics and terrestrial plants: up-to-date knowledge on uptake, translocation, and phytotoxicity
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Fighting microplastics: the role of dietary fibers in protecting health
10.1002/fft2.437 · 2024 · External reference
Silicon regulates microplastic-induced phytotoxicity and its detoxification mechanism: a plant-microbe perspective
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.139325 · 2025 · External reference
Positively charged microplastics induce strong lettuce stress responses from physiological, transcriptomic, and metabolomic perspectives
10.1021/acs.est.2c06054 · 2022 · External reference
Rhizospheric bacterial communities against microplastics (MPs): novel ecological strategies based on the niche differentiation
2024 · External reference
Forest soils accumulate microplastics through atmospheric deposition
10.1038/s43247-025-02712-4 · 2025 · External reference
Temporal trends in microplastic accumulation in placentas from pregnancies in Hawaiʻi
10.1016/j.envint.2023.108220 · 2023 · External reference
Plastic and human health: a micro issue?
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Toxicity of polyvinyl chloride microplastics on Brassica rapa
10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122435 · 2023 · External reference
Metabolomics revealing the response of rice (Oryza sativa L.) exposed to polystyrene microplastics
10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115159 · 2020 · External reference
Microplastics affect rice (Oryza sativa L.) quality by interfering metabolite accumulation and energy expenditure pathways: a field study
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126834 · 2022 · External reference
When nano- and microplastics meet taro (Colocasia esculenta) roots: their size-dependent adsorption, penetration, and promotion on secondary wall reinforcement
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Nanoplastic toxicity induces metabolic shifts in Populus × euramericana cv. '74/76' revealed by multi-omics analysis
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134148 · 2024 · External reference
Translocation of polystyrene nanoplastics in distinct plant species: novel insight from a split-root system and transcriptomic analysis
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138758 · 2025 · External reference
Cutting boards: an overlooked source of microplastics in human food?
10.1021/acs.est.3c00924 · 2023 · External reference
Effects and molecular mechanisms of polyethylene microplastic oxidation on wheat grain quality
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134816 · 2024 · External reference
Biochar relieves the toxic effects of microplastics on the root-rhizosphere soil system by altering root expression profiles and microbial diversity and functions
10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.115935 · 2024 · External reference
Mechanisms of increased small nanoplastic particle retention in water-saturated sand media with montmorillonite and diatomite: particle sizes, water components, and modelling
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.133056 · 2024 · External reference
Drinking boiled tap water reduces human intake of nanoplastics and microplastics
10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00081 · 2024 · External reference
Potential translocation process and effects of polystyrene microplastics on strawberry seedlings
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131019 · 2023 · External reference
The dosage- and size-dependent effects of micro- and nanoplastics in lettuce roots and leaves at the growth, photosynthetic, and metabolomics levels
10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108531 · 2024 · External reference
Transcriptome-wide m6A modification mediates cardiotoxicity in mice after chronic exposure to microplastics
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.137877 · 2023 · External reference
Microplastics removal mechanisms in constructed wetlands and their impacts on nutrient (nitrogen, phosphorus and carbon) removal: a critical review
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170654 · 2024 · External reference
Transcriptional response provides insights into the effect of chronic polystyrene nanoplastic exposure on Daphnia pulex
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124563 · 2020 · External reference
Effects of polystyrene nanoplastics (PSNPs) on the physiology and molecular metabolism of corn (Zea mays L.) seedlings
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150895 · 2022 · External reference
Probiotics improve polystyrene microplastics-induced male reproductive toxicity in mice by alleviating inflammatory response
10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115248 · 2023 · External reference
Dissolved organic matter enhanced the aggregation and oxidation of nanoplastics under simulated sunlight irradiation in water
10.1021/acs.est.1c07129 · 2022 · External reference
A critical review of microplastics in the soil-plant system: distribution, uptake, phytotoxicity and prevention
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127750 · 2022 · External reference
Response of rice (Oryza sativa L.) roots to nanoplastic treatment at seedling stage
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123412 · 2021 · External reference
Modified nano zero-valent iron reduce toxicity of polystyrene microplastics to ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139152 · 2023 · External reference
Microplastic particles alter wheat rhizosphere soil microbial community composition and function
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129176 · 2022 · External reference
A global estimate of multiecosystem photosynthesis losses under microplastic pollution
2025 · External reference
Micro- and nanoplastics in agricultural crop systems: from environmental particles to plant phenotypes and food-system relevance
10.3390/plants15111594 · 2026 · External reference
