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The Role of Microplastics as an Emerging Pollutant in animals and Humans wellbeing | ||
| علوم و فنون دامپروری | ||
| Volume 11, Issue 44, January 0, Pages 49-62 PDF (1.55 M) | ||
| DOI: 10.22092/aasrj.2022.359265.1258 | ||
| Author | ||
| Mehdi Amirsadeghi* | ||
| Animal Science Research Institute of Iran, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The use of plastic materials in developed human lives is inevitable and application of broad band of plastics both in daily use and in industrial and technical use has developed every day. By considering of slow rate of degradation of plastics materials, fragmentation and cracking of these materials that released in nature in previous years become started. Degradation of plastics and converting to microplastics in huge amounts, became a global problem and pollution of soil, water, air, and consequently for plant, animals and human is alarmed. These materials can be a source of diseases by themselves and as a hostage for other pathogenic materials that can spread them throughout biosphere. Due to position of animals and human in top of the food chain, any pollution in soil, water or air transferred to them in final. Presence of micro plastics in animals gut make change in microflora population and subsequently affect animal’s health. Particles were detected in other organs such as intestines, livers, kidneys, lungs, spleens, hearts, ovaries, and testes of the animals, causing biochemical changes, structural damage and dysfunction. The amounts of 5, 105 and 1000 (particle/kg) have been reported for chicken stomach, chicken feces and sheep feces respectively and 6500 (particle/m3) for milk. By considering the harmfulness of microplastics, it is necessary to investigate amounts of them and their effects on animal diseases in upcoming research. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Plastic; Microplastic; Disease; Animal; Environment | ||
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