Marine microplastic debris: An emerging issue for food security, food safety and human health
Year: 2018
Type: review
Abstract: Recent studies have demonstrated the negative impacts of microplastics on wildlife. Therefore, the presence of microplastics in marine species for human consumption and the high intake of seafood (fish and shellfish) in some countries cause concern about the potential effects of microplastics on human health. In this brief review, the evidence of seafood contamination by microplastics is reviewed, and the potential consequences of the presence of microplastics in the marine environment for human food security, food safety and health are discussed. Furthermore, challenges and gaps in knowledge are identified. The knowledge on the adverse effects on human health due to the consumption of marine organisms containing microplastics is very limited, difficult to assess and still controversial. Thus, assessment of the risk posed to humans is challenging. Research is urgently needed, especially regarding the potential exposure and associated health risk to micro- and nano-sized plastics.
Source: Marine Pollution Bulletin
Institutions: Ministry of Education, Universidade do Porto, Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Albel Salazar, Deltares, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Norwegian Institute of Marine Research
Language: English
Subfield: Pollution
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,740
Funders: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, Universidade do Porto, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, European Regional Development Fund, Ciência sem Fronteiras
Awards: G1516346500, G1578237752, G1763632427, G1950567097, G274581676, G2868832507, G323769159, G3827245378, G3840324753, G3891694003, G3891880474, G4724859719, G491858407, PLASTICGLOBAL - Avaliação da transferência de agentes químicos mediada por plásticos e dos seus efeitos em redes tróficas de ecossistemas de profundidade, costeiros e estuarinos em cenários de mudanças globais, G5224927334, G5677667711, G6193589897, G6298306670, G6378341519, G7539200513, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, G7965899483, G946021960
OpenAlex ID: W2809418529