ReviewNature nanotechnology2021
Placing nanoplastics in the context of global plastic pollution.
Review in Nature nanotechnology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 112 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
112 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 595 citations in OpenAlex.
- Private, public, and bottled drinking water: Shared contaminant-mixture exposures and effects challenge.Environment international · 2025Pooled it
- Isolation of polyethylene‑modifying soil bacteria from Egypt and Genome-based functional characterization of Sphingobacterium spiritivorum ASb3.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Article
- Tackling the global plastic pollution crisis.National science review · 2026Review
- Distribution and Effects of Model Palladium-Doped Nanoplastics in the Marine MusselNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Polystyrene microplastics impair sheep spermatogenesis by disrupting rumen microbiota-derived butyrate signaling.Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Micro- and nanoplastics-induced neurotoxicity: a CNS-centered, evidence-graded adverse outcome pathway framework based on systematic weight-of-evidence assessment.Archives of toxicology · 2026Review
- Challenges and solutions in the analysis of micro- and nanoplastics down to 500 nm with automated Raman microspectroscopy: suitable filters, accuracy in the detection, identification, and quantification.Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry · 2026Article
- Inhaled Micro- and Nanoplastics as Environmental Modifiers of Lung Carcinogenesis: Mechanistic Insights and Evidence Synthesis.Journal of xenobiotics · 2026Review
- The effects of nanoplastics on toxicity of metals and metal nanoparticles: molecular mechanisms and health effects.Archives of toxicology · 2026Review
- Oil-Coated Nanoplastics Induce Rapid Membrane Disruption and Severe Intestinal Injury.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Spatial Detection of Microsphere Polystyrene Plastics and Molecular Remodeling within a Full-Body Mouse with MALDI Trapped Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry Imaging.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026Article
- Protein phosphatase 2A/Hedgehog pathway governs efferocytosis of pulmonary macrophages and participates in nanoplastics-induced mouse lung injury.Cell biology and toxicology · 2026Article
- PFAS-Induced Charge Regulation and Aggregation in Polystyrene Nanoplastic Colloids.The journal of physical chemistry letters · 2026Article
- Microplastics accumulate in human bile and drive cholangiocyte senescence.Environmental science and ecotechnology · 2026Article
- Postnatal development outcomes in mice after gestational exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The Environmental Pathways and Veterinary Health Implications of Microplastics and Nanoplastics: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Emerging Contaminants from a One Health Perspective.Veterinary sciences · 2026Review
- Supplemental exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics synergistically amplifies calcium oxalate crystal-induced injury to renal tubular epithelium, accelerating the formation of calcium oxalate kidney stones.Particle and fibre toxicology · 2026Article
- Enzyme-Loaded Microcapsules as Intracellular Organelles for the Degradation of Nanoplastics by Cells.ACS nano · 2026Article
- Fluorescent nanoplastics: What steps are needed towards a representative toolkit?Microplastics and nanoplastics · 2026Review
- Environmental Micro-Nanoplastics and Musculoskeletal Disorders: Current Research and Insights.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Review
52 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Numerous studies have made the ubiquitous presence of plastic in the environment undeniable, and thus it no longer comes as a surprise when scientists measure the accumulation of macroplastic litter and microplastic fragments in both urban and remote sites. Nanoplastics have recently emerged in the discussions of scientists, regulators and the public, as the weathering of macroplastics may lead to a substantial burden of nanoplastics in various ecosystems. While nanoplastics particles themselves have not (yet) been extensively measured in the environment, there is increased concern that this size fraction of plastic may be more extensively distributed and hazardous that larger-sized particles. This assessment may emanate from an unease with the term 'nano', which may elicit a negative response over uncertainties of the pervasiveness of nanoplastics specifically, or from the lessons learned by many years of intensive environmental health and safety research of engineered nanomaterials. Ultimately, the different physical and chemical characteristics of the different size classes of plastic pollution (macroplastics, microplastics and nanoplastics) will result in divergent fate and hazards. As nanoscientists specializing in understanding the fate, transport and interactions of nanoparticles in human and environmental systems, in this Perspective, we try to place nanoplastics in the context of global plastic pollution by assessing its sources and risks, and by assessing commonalities nanoplastics may share with other nanosized objects in environmental systems, such as engineered nanomaterials and natural colloids.
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