Microplastic Contamination of Seafood Intended for Human Consumption: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Microplastics (MPs) have contaminated all compartments of the marine environment including biota such as seafood; ingestion from such sources is one of the two major uptake routes identified for human exposure.

Objectives

The objectives were to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the levels of MP contamination in seafood and to subsequently estimate the annual human uptake.

Methods

MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Web of Science were searched from launch (1947, 1974, and 1900, respectively) up to October 2020 for all studies reporting MP content in seafood species. Mean, standard deviations, and ranges of MPs found were collated. Studies were appraised systematically using a bespoke risk of bias (RoB) assessment tool.

Results

Fifty studies were incl

SUBMITTER: Danopoulos E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7757379 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature