ReviewApplied spectroscopy2023
Application of Infrared and Near-Infrared Microspectroscopy to Microplastic Human Exposure Measurements.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Evidence on microplastic exposure and respiratory health outcomes: a systematic review.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseasePooled it
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- Polyethylene terephthalate and polypropylene microplastic bioaccumulation in human blood and cancerous tissues in Algerian cases.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Article
- Comparison of Benchtop and Portable Near-Infrared Instruments to Predict the Type of Microplastic Added to High-Moisture Food Samples.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A new screening framework to support the identification of exogenous particles and suspect microplastics in situ in pathological tissue samples.EBioMedicine · 2025Article
- Emerging threat of environmental microplastics: A comprehensive analysis of hepatic metabolic dysregulation and hepatocellular damage (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2025Review
- Health impacts of microplastic and nanoplastic exposure.Nature medicine · 2025Review
- Assessing the Efficacy of Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry for Nanoplastic and Microplastic Analysis in Human Blood.Environmental science & technology · 2025Article
- Abundance, characterization, and health risk evaluation of microplastics in borehole water in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria.Environmental analysis, health and toxicology · 2024Article
- Effects of Benzo (ACS omega · 2024Article
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Abstract
Microplastic pollution is a global issue for the environment and human health. The potential for human exposure to microplastic through drinking water, dust, food, and air raises concern, since experimental in vitro and in vivo toxicology studies suggest there is a level of hazard associated with high microplastic concentrations. However, to infer the likelihood of hazards manifesting in the human population, a robust understanding of exposure concentrations is needed. Infrared and near-infrared microspectroscopies have routinely been used to analyze microplastic in different exposure matrices (air, dust, food, and water), with technological advances coupling multivariate and machine learning algorithms to spectral data. This focal point article will highlight the application of infrared and Raman modes of spectroscopy to detect, characterize, and quantify microplastic particles, with a focus on human exposure to microplastic. Methodologies and state-of-the-art approaches will be reported and potential confounding variables and challenges in microplastic analysis discussed. The article provides an up-to-date review of the literature on microplastic exposure measurement using (near) infrared spectroscopies as an analytical tool, highlighting the recent advances in this rapidly advancing field.
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