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References from Microplastics negatively impact ecosystems, human health and cellular proteostasis. Local targets link to admitted publications; unresolved targets remain external evidence.
Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution
10.1126/science.aba9475 · 2020 · External reference
Microplastics research—from sink to source
10.1126/science.aar7734 · 2018 · External reference
A novel risk factor for dementia: chronic microplastic exposure
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Polyethylene plastic degradation: the dual pathways from macroplastics to nanoplastics
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.140200 · 2025 · External reference
Nature's fight against plastic pollution: algae for plastic biodegradation and bioplastics production
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Plastic pollution and potential solutions.
10.3184/003685018x15294876706211 · 2018 · External reference
Effects of mechanical and chemical processes on the degradation of plastic beach debris on the island of Kauai, Hawaii
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.12.026 · 2010 · External reference
Two types of microplastics (polystyrene-HBCD and car tire abrasion) affect oxidative stress-related biomarkers in earthworm Eisenia andrei in a time-dependent manner
10.1016/j.envint.2022.107190 · 2022 · External reference
Microplastic fibres from synthetic textiles: environmental degradation and additive chemical content
10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115745 · 2021 · External reference
Photoaging process and mechanism of four commonly commercial microplastics
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131151 · 2023 · External reference
Breaking down microplastics: insights into the role of actinomycetes in biotic degradation pathways
10.1007/s00203-025-04528-4 · 2025 · External reference
Preliminary investigation of microorganisms potentially involved in microplastics degradation using an integrated metagenomic and biochemical approach
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157017 · 2022 · External reference
Human exposure to microplastics via the consumption of nonalcoholic beverages in various packaging materials: the case of Hong Kong
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134575 · 2024 · External reference
The European Union ban on microplastics includes artificial turf crumb rubber infill: other nations should follow suit
10.1021/acs.est.4c00047 · 2024 · External reference
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2019 · External reference
Metal and metalloid content in real urban synthetic surfaces made of recycled tire crumb rubber, including playgrounds and football fields
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179267 · 2025 · External reference
Release of microplastic fibers from synthetic textiles during household washing
10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124455 · 2024 · External reference
Influence of synthetic and natural microfibers on the growth, substance exchange, energy accumulation, and oxidative stress of field-collected microalgae compared with microplastic fragment
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167936 · 2024 · External reference
Significant decline of Daphnia magna population biomass due to microplastic exposure
10.1016/j.envpol.2019.04.067 · 2019 · External reference
Reproductive toxicity of primary and secondary microplastics to three cladocerans during chronic exposure
10.1016/j.envpol.2019.03.085 · 2019 · External reference
Microplastics exacerbate virus-mediated mortality in fish
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161191 · 2023 · External reference
Biofilm development as a factor driving the degradation of plasticised marine microplastics
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136975 · 2025 · External reference
Evidence for selective bacterial community structuring on microplastics
10.1111/1462-2920.14120 · 2018 · External reference
Biofilms in plastisphere from freshwater wetlands: biofilm formation, bacterial community assembly, and biogeochemical cycles
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134930 · 2024 · External reference
Assessment of emerging pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes in the biofilm of microplastics incubated under a wastewater discharge simulation
10.1111/1462-2920.70103 · 2025 · External reference
Marine plastisphere selectively enriches microbial assemblages and antibiotic resistance genes during long-term cultivation periods
10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123450 · 2024 · External reference
Microplastic aging mediates bacterial and antibiotic resistance gene composition in plastisphere and the associated soil solution
10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127134 · 2025 · External reference
A review of microplastics in table salt, drinking water, and air: direct human exposure
10.1021/acs.est.9b04535 · 2020 · External reference
Bioeffects of inhaled nanoplastics on neurons and alteration of animal behaviors through deposition in the brain
10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c04184 · 2022 · External reference
Microplastics incorporated by honeybees from food are transferred to honey, wax and larvae
10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121078 · 2023 · External reference
Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains
10.1038/s41591-024-03453-1 · 2025 · External reference
Oral feeding of nanoplastics affects brain function of mice by inducing macrophage IL-1 signal in the intestine
10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112346 · 2023 · External reference
Oligomer nanoparticle release from polylactic acid plastics catalysed by gut enzymes triggers acute inflammation
10.1038/s41565-023-01329-y · 2023 · External reference
Size- and oxidative potential-dependent toxicity of environmentally relevant expanded polystyrene styrofoam microplastics to macrophages
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132295 · 2023 · External reference
Size-dependent internalization of polystyrene microplastics as a key factor in macrophages and systemic toxicity
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.137701 · 2025 · External reference
Neurotoxicity induced by aged microplastics from plastic bowls: abnormal neurotransmission in Caenorhabditis elegans
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175939 · 2024 · External reference
Primary astrocytes as a cellular depot of polystyrene nanoparticles
10.1038/s41598-025-91248-w · 2025 · External reference
Association of microplastics in human cerebrospinal fluid with Alzheimer's disease-related changes
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138748 · 2025 · External reference
Nanoplastics exposure exacerbates A β plaque deposition in Alzheimer's disease mice by inducing microglia pyroptosis
10.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.118379 · 2025 · External reference
Protein corona alleviates adverse biological effects of nanoplastics in breast cancer cells
10.1039/d4nr01850h · 2024 · External reference
Assessment on interactive prospectives of nanoplastics with plasma proteins and the toxicological impacts of virgin, coronated and environmentally released-nanoplastics
10.1038/s41598-019-45139-6 · 2019 · External reference
Time evolution of protein corona formed by polystyrene nanoplastics and urease
10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.07.104 · 2022 · External reference
Polystyrene nanoplastics affect the human ubiquitin structure and ubiquitination in cells: a high-resolution study
2022 · External reference
The interactions of non-functionalized polystyrene nanoparticles with human albumin and erythrocyte proteins: implications and potential consequences
10.1038/s41598-025-15422-w · 2025 · External reference
Polystyrene nanoplastic contaminants denature human apolipoprotein A-1
10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c02743 · 2025 · External reference
Micro- and nanoplastics reduce the phagocytosis and intracellular killing of E. coli by THP1-Blue™ NFκB monocytes
10.1007/s15010-025-02565-1 · 2025 · External reference
The role of macrophage plasticity in neurodegenerative diseases
10.1186/s40364-024-00624-7 · 2024 · External reference
A mechanistic understanding of the effects of polyethylene terephthalate nanoplastics in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo
10.1038/s41598-023-28712-y · 2023 · External reference
Molecular effects of polystyrene nanoplastics on human neural stem cells
10.1371/journal.pone.0295816 · 2024 · External reference
Polystyrene nanoplastic exposure induces developmental toxicity by activating the oxidative stress response and base excision repair pathway in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
10.1021/acsomega.2c03378 · 2022 · External reference
Blood–brain barrier damage accelerates the accumulation of micro- and nanoplastics in the human central nervous system
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136028 · 2024 · External reference
Apolipoprotein A-I: a molecule of diverse function
10.1007/s12291-015-0513-1 · 2016 · External reference
Impact of nanoplastics on Alzheimer ’s disease: enhanced amyloid-β peptide aggregation and augmented neurotoxicity
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133518 · 2024 · External reference
Microglial clearance of Alzheimer's amyloid-beta obstructed by nanoplastics
10.1039/d5en00291e · 2025 · External reference
Acute exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics induces unfolded protein response and global protein ubiquitination in lungs of mice
10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116580 · 2024 · External reference
Differential response of SNU-1826 colon cells on the autophagy, ER stress, and inflammation during the regulation of microplastic internalization
10.2131/jts.50.361 · 2025 · External reference
Altered gene expression in Chironomus riparius (Insecta) in response to tire rubber and polystyrene microplastics
10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117462 · 2021 · External reference
