Unraveling the potential human health risks from used disposable face mask-derived micro/nanoplastics during the COVID-19 pandemic scenario: A critical review

• Published in: Environment international Vol. 170; p. 107644
• Main Authors: Li, Minghui, Hou, Zongkun, Meng, Run, Hao, Shilei, Wang, Bochu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: COVID-19; Disposable face masks; Human health; Humans; Microplastics; Nanoplastics; Pandemics; Plastics; SARS-CoV-2; Toxicity assessment; Human health; Disposable face masks; Microplastics; Toxicity assessment; Nanoplastics

[Display omitted] •MPs and NPs will be releasesd from DFMs during environmental degradation.•DFM-derived MPs/NPs could cause human multi-organ toxicity.•DFM-derived MPs/NPs serve as carriers of toxic chemicals and pathogens.•Advanced human organoids provide promising models for DFM-derived MP/NP tox...