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Plastic contamination of the food chain: A threat to human health?

Waring, R.H., Harris, R.M., Mitchell, S.C.·2018·Maturitas
DOI 10.1016/j.maturitas.2018.06.010
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Macro-plastic pollution is found in terrestrial and marine environments and is degraded to micro-particles (MP) and nano-particles (NP) of plastic. These can enter the human food chain either by inhalation or by ingestion, particularly of shellfish and crustaceans. Absorption across the gastrointestinal tract is relatively low, especially for MPs, which appear to have little toxicity. However, NPs are more readily absorbed and may accumulate in the brain, liver and other tissues in aquatic species and other animals. Studies using nanoparticles of other materials suggest that toxicity could potentially affect the central nervous system and the reproductive system, although this would be unlikely unless exposure levels were very high and absorption was increased by physiological factors.

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Authors
Waring, R. H., Harris, R. M., & Mitchell, S. C.
Venue
Maturitas
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-09
Volume
115
Pages
64-68
ISSN
0378-5122
DOI
10.1016/j.maturitas.2018.06.010
Cited by
510
References
5
Language
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