Microplastics in Fish and Fishery Products and Risks for Human Health: A Review

In recent years, plastic waste has become a universally significant environmental problem. Ingestion of food and water contaminated with microplastics is the main route of human exposure. Fishery products are an important source of microplastics in the human diet. Once ingested, microplastics reach...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-12, Vol.20 (1), p.789
Main Authors: Alberghini, Leonardo, Truant, Alessandro, Santonicola, Serena, Colavita, Giampaolo, Giaccone, Valerio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Additives
Animals
Bisphenol A
Consumption
Cytotoxicity
Environmental Monitoring
Ethers
Fish
Fisheries
Fishery products
Fishes
Food contamination
Food contamination & poisoning
Gastrointestinal system
Gastrointestinal tract
Health risks
Humans
Ingestion
Landfill
Microorganisms
Microplastics
Microplastics - toxicity
Oceans
Oxidative stress
Plastic debris
Plastic pollution
Plastics - chemistry
Plastics - toxicity
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
Recycling
Review
Risk assessment
Seafood
Translocation
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
Water pollution
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Summary:In recent years, plastic waste has become a universally significant environmental problem. Ingestion of food and water contaminated with microplastics is the main route of human exposure. Fishery products are an important source of microplastics in the human diet. Once ingested, microplastics reach the gastrointestinal tract and can be absorbed causing oxidative stress, cytotoxicity, and translocation to other tissues. Furthermore, microplastics can release chemical substances (organic and inorganic) present in their matrix or previously absorbed from the environment and act as carriers of microorganisms. Additives present in microplastics such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), bisphenol A (BPA), nonylphenol (NP), octylphenol (OP), and potentially toxic elements can be harmful for humans. However, to date, the data we have are not sufficient to perform a reliable assessment of the risks to human health. Further studies on the toxicokinetics and toxicity of microplastics in humans are needed.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph20010789