Adverse Effects of Micro- and Nanoplastics on Humans and the Environment

Elena Niccolai; Ilaria Colzi; Amedeo Amedei

doi:10.3390/ijms242115822

Adverse Effects of Micro- and Nanoplastics on Humans and the Environment

Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Oct 31;24(21):15822. doi: 10.3390/ijms242115822.

Authors

Elena Niccolai^{1

2}, Ilaria Colzi³, Amedeo Amedei^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy.
² Laboratorio Congiunto MIA-LAB (Microbiome-Immunity Axis Research for a Circular Health), University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy.
³ Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy.

Abstract

The pervasive pollution caused by nano- and microplastics (N/MPLs) is a pressing concern, and was exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the substantial release of disposable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) into the environment [...].

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions*
Humans
Microplastics / toxicity
Pandemics
Plastics / adverse effects

Substances

Microplastics
Plastics

Grants and funding

B53D23008180006/Italian Ministry of Universities and Research