To understand the impact ofmicroplastic (MP) pollution to aquatic ecosystems, it is important to identify the mechanisms of interaction with organisms. Exposure experiments, like the study of Sussarellu et al. (1) recently published in PNAS, may provide such insights. However, the results of dose–response experiments must always be interpreted in light of environmental concentrations, and the e...

Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous and pervasive contaminants whose impacts on human health unclear but gaining interest in the scientific literature. Human exposure to MPs may arise through inhalation ingestion, with research into latter route focusing foodstuffs beverages contaminated from environment or during processing preparation. What has not been considered thus far, however, is MP geop...

Studies on impacts of emerging contaminants are challenging, as is the case for studying the smallest sizes (<100 μm) of microplastics, mainly because there is no clear view of their actual concentration and characteristics in the natural environment (1). Major developments are required to establish standardized procedures for collecting, fractionating, characterizing, and quantifying polymer p...

The role of microplastic particles in the cycling and bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is discussed. Five common concepts, sometimes misconceptions, about the role of microplastics are reviewed. While there is ample evidence that microplastics accumulate high concentrations of POPs, this does not result in microplastics being important for the global dispersion of POPs. S...

Abstract Microplastic pollutes water, land, air, and groundwater environments not only visually but also ecologically for plants, animals, humans. has been reported to act as vectors by sorbing pollutants contributing the bioaccumulation of pollutants, particularly in marine ecosystems, organisms, subsequently food webs. The inevitable exposure microplastic humans emphasises need review potenti...

Studies on microplastic (MP) pollution in lakes are recent, although the problem of MP particles oceans was first discovered 1970s. The study published 2011. Since then, to our knowledge, 98 have been investigated worldwide. In recent years, studies this topic increased worldwide, particularly those focusing urbanised lakes. Most plastic waste seas and originates from terrestrial environment in...

Abstract Microplastic pollution is a big and rapidly growing environmental problem. Although the direct effects of microplastic are increasingly studied, indirect hardly investigated, especially in context spreading disease antibiotic resistance genes, posing an apparent hazard for human health. particles provide hydrophobic surface that provides substrate attachment microorganisms readily supp...