Global plastic production increases each year due to the overutilization of plastics in various industries. A large amount of the produced plastics ends up in the environment, consequently becoming a considerable threat when this plastic waste degrades into micro-and nanoplastics (MNPs). The MNPs have been shown to interact with various contaminants, such as heavy metals, pharmaceutical contaminants, pesticides, organic contaminants, and nanoparticles in the environment. Some studies found that the MNPs-environmental contaminants interaction can result in harmful outcomes to the living organism, such as premature mortality, inflammatory response, and metabolic disorder. There are few published studies on the impact of interactions between MNPs and environmental contaminants on the living organism. The gap in this topic makes it difficult to estimate the risk of MNPs-environmental contaminants’ toxicity to the living organism, particularly humans.
The Research Topic will explore the fundamentals and mechanism of single and combined toxicity of MNPs-environmental contaminants interactions. It is expected that the research presented on this topic will inform researchers and those working in the industry about the potential toxicity due to MNPs’ interaction with the environmental contaminants and the available techniques that could be used to study this matter of concern. Furthermore, the articles in this Research Topic could also be used as guidance to mitigate the problem.
The goal of this Research Topic focuses on the contribution that covers (but is not limited to):
• In vitro, in vivo, in silico studies to understand, test and assess the interaction of MNPs-environmental contaminants and the resulting toxicities
• Effects of exposure to MNPs-environmental contaminants to the living organism
• Insight into the mechanism of exposure and toxicity of MNPs
• Different article types can be submitted to the Research Topic, including original research, review, systematic review, mini review, brief research report, perspective articles, etc.
Global plastic production increases each year due to the overutilization of plastics in various industries. A large amount of the produced plastics ends up in the environment, consequently becoming a considerable threat when this plastic waste degrades into micro-and nanoplastics (MNPs). The MNPs have been shown to interact with various contaminants, such as heavy metals, pharmaceutical contaminants, pesticides, organic contaminants, and nanoparticles in the environment. Some studies found that the MNPs-environmental contaminants interaction can result in harmful outcomes to the living organism, such as premature mortality, inflammatory response, and metabolic disorder. There are few published studies on the impact of interactions between MNPs and environmental contaminants on the living organism. The gap in this topic makes it difficult to estimate the risk of MNPs-environmental contaminants’ toxicity to the living organism, particularly humans.
The Research Topic will explore the fundamentals and mechanism of single and combined toxicity of MNPs-environmental contaminants interactions. It is expected that the research presented on this topic will inform researchers and those working in the industry about the potential toxicity due to MNPs’ interaction with the environmental contaminants and the available techniques that could be used to study this matter of concern. Furthermore, the articles in this Research Topic could also be used as guidance to mitigate the problem.
The goal of this Research Topic focuses on the contribution that covers (but is not limited to):
• In vitro, in vivo, in silico studies to understand, test and assess the interaction of MNPs-environmental contaminants and the resulting toxicities
• Effects of exposure to MNPs-environmental contaminants to the living organism
• Insight into the mechanism of exposure and toxicity of MNPs
• Different article types can be submitted to the Research Topic, including original research, review, systematic review, mini review, brief research report, perspective articles, etc.