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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

From Harm to Hope: Tackling Microplastics' Perils with Recycling Innovation.

Irene Dini, Andrea Mancusi, Serenella Seccia

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

2 · The registry

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Irene DiniDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1418-1431
Andrea MancusiDepartment of Food Microbiology, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Via Salute 2, 80055 Portici, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7069-3274
Serenella SecciaDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review examines how plastics break down into dangerous pollutants like microplastics, nanoplastics, and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that can contaminate the environment, make their way into the human food chain, and provoke toxicological effects in humans. According to the reviewed literature, new biomarkers associated with their exposure should be identified, and new methods for detecting them in the environment and in food should be developed and validated. It would also be interesting to improve research on the interaction between micro- and nanoplastics and human cells, their impact on DNA, and their long-term health effects. Promoting sustainable practices and adherence to the 3R strategies (reduce, reuse, and recycle) to transform hazardous waste into valuable resources is crucial to protecting public health from dangerous contaminants as we wait on the development of new diagnostic methods and more stringent legislation.

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Environmental PollutantsMicroplasticsPlasticsRecyclingEnvironmental MonitoringHumansEnvironmental PollutantsMicroplasticsPlasticsanalytical testcircular economyfood pollutantsmicroplasticsnanoplasticsplastic waste valorizationPOP

Identifiers

PMID40572499
PMCPMC12195888

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