ReviewEnvironmental research2023
A review on enhanced microplastics derived from biomedical waste during the COVID-19 pandemic with its toxicity, health risks, and biomarkers.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
- Contemporary Diabetes Technology and the Patient Experience.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Microplastics and female infertility: reproductive toxicity and underlying mechanisms.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Microplastic Pollution: A Global Environmental Crisis Impacting Marine Life, Human Health, and Potential Innovative Sustainable Solutions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Effects of polystyrene nano- and microplastics on human breast epithelial cells and human breast cancer cells.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Experimental study on recycling rubber to increase the impact resistance of cement mortar.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Microplastic pollution and associated health hazards: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic.Current opinion in environmental science & health · 2023Review
- Microfiber Emissions from Functionalized Textiles: Potential Threat for Human Health and Environmental Risks.Toxics · 2023Review
- Identification of microplastic fibres released from COVID-19 test swabs with Raman imaging.Environmental sciences Europe · 2023Article
- Microplastic Effects on Thrombin-Fibrinogen Clotting Dynamics Measured via Turbidity and Thromboelastography.Biomolecules · 2022Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic led to the explosion of biomedical waste, a global challenge to public health and the environment. Biomedical waste comprising plastic can convert into microplastics (MPs, < 5 mm) by sunlight, wave, oxidative and thermal processes, and biodegradation. MPs with additives and contaminants such as metals are also hazardous to many aquatic and terrestrial organisms, including humans. Bioaccumulation of MPs in organisms often transfers across the trophic level in the global food web. Thus, this article aims to provide a literature review on the source, quantity, and fate of biomedical waste, along with the recent surge of MPs and their adverse impact on aquatic and terrestrial organisms. MPs intake (ingestion, inhalation, and dermal contact) in humans causing various chronic diseases involving multiple organs in digestive, respiratory, and reproductive systems are surveyed, which have been reviewed barely. There is an urgent need to control and manage biomedical waste to shrink MPs pollution for reducing environmental and human health risks.
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