Are Microplastics Toxic? A Review from Eco-Toxicity to Effects on the Gut Microbiota

Emerging studies have presented an initial picture of the toxic effects of exposure to environmental micro- and nanoplastics. They have indicated that micro- and nanoplastics may induce toxicity by leading to oxidative stress, energy metabolism disorders, gene damage, and so forth in environmental o...

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Published in:	Metabolites
Main Authors:	Huixia Niu, Shaojie Liu, Yujie Jiang, Yang Hu, Yahui Li, Luyang He, Mingluan Xing, Xueqing Li, Lizhi Wu, Zhijian Chen, Xiaofeng Wang, Xiaoming Lou
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Subjects:	micro- and nanoplastics microplastics polystyrene toxicity gut microbiota
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/6/739