Potential toxicity of polystyrene microplastic particles

Environmental pollution arising from plastic waste is a major global concern. Plastic macroparticles, microparticles, and nanoparticles have the potential to affect marine ecosystems and human health. It is generally accepted that microplastic particles are not harmful or at best minimal to human he...

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Published inScientific reports Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 7391
Main Authors Hwang, Jangsun, Choi, Daheui, Han, Seora, Jung, Se Yong, Choi, Jonghoon, Hong, Jinkee
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 30.04.2020
Nature Publishing Group
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Chemicals
Chemokines
Drinking water
Food
Humanities and Social Sciences
Marine ecosystems
Microparticles
Microplastics
multidisciplinary
Nanoparticles
Plastic debris
Plastic pollution
Polystyrene
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Seafood
Shellfish
Stimulants
Toxicity
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Summary:Environmental pollution arising from plastic waste is a major global concern. Plastic macroparticles, microparticles, and nanoparticles have the potential to affect marine ecosystems and human health. It is generally accepted that microplastic particles are not harmful or at best minimal to human health. However direct contact with microplastic particles may have possible adverse effect in cellular level. Primary polystyrene (PS) particles were the focus of this study, and we investigated the potential impacts of these microplastics on human health at the cellular level. We determined that PS particles were potential immune stimulants that induced cytokine and chemokine production in a size-dependent and concentration-dependent manner.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-020-64464-9