Microplastics and Human Health: Impact, Challenges and Interaction Mechanisms
A special issue of Microplastics (ISSN 2673-8929).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 143
Special Issue Editor
Interests: microplastics in wastewater treatment plants; microplastics in human health; marine litter; biodegradation and weathering of microplastics; pollution monitoring
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to publish original and innovative papers, as well as reviews, meta-analyses, and opinion papers, focused on the following topics:
- Current status and trends of microplastic pollution in the food chain;
- Primary exposition to microplastics through the gastrointestinal tract;
- Studying the impact of airborne microplastics on human health;
- Interaction of microplastics with physiological, biochemical, and clinical parameters;
- Association between microplastic levels and corresponding living habits;
- Potential health risk of environmental-related microplastic exposure;
- Behavior, toxicity, degradation, and transformation of microplastics in the human body;
- Technological advancements in microplastic detection and monitoring of microplastic pollution in human fluids and tissues;
- Microplastics obtained at coroner autopsies.
Dr. Javier Bayo
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- microplastic pollution
- internal dose of exposure
- ingestion
- inhalation
- quantitative assessment
- environmental exposure
- human health
- airborne microplastics
