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MICRO TO NANO PLASTICS AND ITS LINK TO HUMAN HEALTH

EDA MERVE KURTULUS, BASAK GOKCE COL

International Journal of Medical Biochemistry - 2023;6(1):51-56

Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Istanbul Gelisim University Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Türkiye

 

This article reviews the recent publications on the effects of micro and nano plastics being bioaccumulated, inhaled, ingested, digested, absorbed, or excreted in models and humans. Also, the retention of microplastics and nano plastics in the blood and lymphatic circulation, and their possible toxic effects on tissues at the cellular and biomolecular level is discussed.