Marine microplastic debris: An emerging issue for food security, food safety and human health

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

卷:133

Review

Antao Barboza, Luis Gabriel^1,2,3  Dick Vethaak, A.^4,5  Lavorante, Beatriz R. B. O.^1,2  Lundebye, Anne-Katrine⁶  Guilhermino, Lucia^1,2 

[1] Univ Porto, ICBAS Inst Biomed Sci Abel Salazar, Lab Ecotoxicol ECOTOX, Dept Populat Study, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, P-4050313 Porto, Portugal

[2] Univ Porto, Res Grp Ecotoxicol, CIIMAR CIMAR LA Interdisciplinary Ctr Marine & En, Stress Ecol & Environm Hlth ECOTOX, Ave Gen Norton de Matos S-N 289, P-4450208 Matosinhos, Portugal

[3] Minist Educ Brazil, CAPES Fdn, BR-70040020 Brasilia, DF, Brazil

[4] Deltares, Marine & Coastal Syst, POB 177, NL-2600 MH Delft, Netherlands

[5] Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Dept Environm & Hlth, De Boelelaan 1087, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands

[6] IMR, POB 1870 Nordnes, N-5817 Bergen, Norway

关键词: Emerging food contaminants;    Microplastics;    Additives;    Seafood safety;    Toxicity;    Human health;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.047

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Recent studies have demonstrated the negative impacts of microplastics on wildlife. Therefore, the presence of microplastics in marine species for human consumption and the high intake of seafood (fish and shellfish) in some countries cause concern about the potential effects of microplastics on human health. In this brief review, the evidence of seafood contamination by microplastics is reviewed, and the potential consequences of the presence of microplastics in the marine environment for human food security, food safety and health are discussed. Furthermore, challenges and gaps in knowledge are identified. The knowledge on the adverse effects on human health due to the consumption of marine organisms containing microplastics is very limited, difficult to assess and still controversial. Thus, assessment of the risk posed to humans is challenging. Research is urgently needed, especially regarding the potential exposure and associated health risk to micro- and nano-sized plastics.

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