ReviewToxics2020
Interaction of Environmental Pollutants with Microplastics: A Critical Review of Sorption Factors, Bioaccumulation and Ecotoxicological Effects.
Review in Toxics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
54 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 320 citations in OpenAlex.
- Exploring the role of advanced oxidation processes in microplastics pollution research: A systematic literature review.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2026Pooled it
- Molecular Insights into Adsorption Mechanisms of Micro- and Nanoplastics on Effective Adsorbent Materials.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Investigating the Release and Toxicity of Microplastics/Nanoplastics From Single-Use Plastic Bags to Zebrafish.Journal of applied toxicology : JAT · 2026Article
- An Evidence-Level Framework for Evaluating Enzyme-Mediated Plastic and Microplastic Transformation.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Microplastics as Emerging Cotracers in Groundwater Quality Assessments.ACS ES&T water · 2026Review
- Microplastics-Pollutant Interactions in Environmental Systems: Mechanisms, Ecological Effects, and Implications for Sustainable Management.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Influence of solution chemical properties and porous medium surface coatings on the transport and retention behavior of polystyrene microplastics.RSC advances · 2026Article
- Physiological and Transcriptomic Responses ofBiology · 2026Article
- Effects of micro and nano plastics on renal health.World journal of nephrology · 2026Review
- A review of microplastic contamination in the cryosphere.iScience · 2026Review
- Coexposure of Micro and Nano-Plastics with Pesticides: Cytotoxicity and Bioaccumulation Effects on a Fish Intestinal Cell Line.Environmental science & technology · 2026Article
- Combined Effects of Microplastics and Mercury on Growth, Hematology, Tissue Morphology, GH/IGF Axis, and Antioxidant-Immune Responses in Nile Tilapia.Journal of toxicology · 2026Article
- Micro/nanoplastics pollution: emerging challenges for aquatic animals and food crops.Frontiers in toxicology · 2026Review
- Combined Toxicity Effects and Health Risks of Microplastics and Multiple Pollutants.Journal of toxicology · 2026Review
- Carboxylated Polystyrene Particles for Plastic Standards in Laser Ablation ICP-MS Trace Elements Analysis: Analytical Aspects and Environmental Relevance.ACS measurement science au · 2025Article
- Dioxins and the One Health Paradigm: An Interdisciplinary Challenge in Environmental Toxicology.Toxics · 2025Review
- Irreversible Plastic Flows and Sedimentary Ecological Entrapment: A Critical Review of Legacy Risks and Governance Strategies for Planetary Health.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Unseen toxins: Exploring the human health consequences of micro and nanoplastics.Toxicology reports · 2025Review
- Interactions between microplastics and microbiota in a One Health perspective.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Review
- Respiratory Health Impacts from Natural Disasters and Other Extreme Weather Events: The Role of Environmental Stressors on Asthma and Allergies.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2025Review
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Microplastics have become one of the leading environmental threats due to their persistence, ubiquity and intrinsic toxic potential. The potential harm that microplastics impose on ecosystems varies from direct effects (i.e., entanglement and ingestion) to their ability to sorb a diversity of environmental pollutants (e.g., heavy metals, persistent organic compounds or pharmaceuticals). Therefore, the toxicological assessment of the combined effects of microplastics and sorbed pollutants can produce in biota is one of the hottest topics on the environmental toxicology field. This review aims to clarify the main impacts that this interaction could have on ecosystems by (1) highlighting the principal factors that influence the microplastics sorption capacities; (2) discussing the potential scenarios in which microplastics may have an essential role on the bioaccumulation and transfer of chemicals; and (3) reviewing the recently published studies describing toxicological effects caused by the combination of microplastics and their sorbed chemicals. Finally, a discussion regarding the need for a new generation of toxicological studies is presented.
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