Airborne Microplastics: A Review on the Occurrence, Migration and Risks to Humans

As emerging environmental contaminants, microplastics may cause potential hazard to global ecosphere (including water, soil and air) and human health. To date, the occurance and ecological effects of microplastics in water and soil were systematically summarized. However, there are few reviews of mi...

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Published inBulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology Vol. 107; no. 4; pp. 657 - 664
Main Authors Wang, Yi, Huang, Jian, Zhu, Fengxiao, Zhou, Shaoda
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.10.2021
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
air
Air Pollutants - analysis
Air Pollutants - toxicity
Aquatic environment
Aquatic Pollution
Contaminants
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecological effects
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental Pollution
Fallout
Focused Review
Health risks
human health
Humans
Microplastics
Plastic debris
Plastic pollution
Plastics
Pollution
soil
Soil contamination
Soil environment
Soil pollution
Soil Science & Conservation
Soil water
Soils
Textiles
toxicology
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
Sampling analysis
Toxic
Characteristics
Fate
Airborne microplastics
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Summary:As emerging environmental contaminants, microplastics may cause potential hazard to global ecosphere (including water, soil and air) and human health. To date, the occurance and ecological effects of microplastics in water and soil were systematically summarized. However, there are few reviews of microplastics in air (i.e. airborne microplastics). Recently, microplastics have been observed in atmospheric fallout collected from some areas. Although the studies are limited, most of the researches showed that synthetic textiles are the main source of airborne microplastics, and fibers are the dominant shape. Airborne microplastics are contributors to microplastic pollution in aquatic and soil environments. In addition, airborne microplastics can be directly inhaled and posed health risks to humans. Therefore, this review summarized the current knowledge and provide insights into further research to better understand airborne microplastics and their risks to human.
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ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/s00128-021-03180-0