Toxicological impacts of microplastic fibers: A review assessing risk to human and aquatic health.

ABSTRACT: Microplastics (particles less than 5 mm in size) are emerging contaminants that are widely distributed in the environment. Among the various morphologies, microplastic fibers (MPFs) are one of the most prevalent in environmental matrices and at multiple levels of biological organization. Most existing literature on the toxicological implications of microplastics on organisms utilizes morphologies that are not commonly recovered from the field (i.e. spheres or beads), therefore limiting our understanding of true toxicological concerns. Thus, this scoping review aimed to summarize and critically discuss the available data on the toxicological impact of MPFs, providing recommendations for future assessments based on the current knowledge gaps in the literature. The novelty of our review lies

SUBMITTER: O'Connor A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12765480 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature