Plastic additives in commercial fish of Aegean and Ionian Seas and potential hazard to human health
Dimitra Marmara,
Maria Violetta Brundo,
Roberta Pecoraro
et al.
Abstract:Plastic additives include a wide range of pollutants, added throughout the production process of plastics aiming to improve their properties. Given that they are not chemically bound to the plastic items, they can easily migrate in the marine environment allowing their uptake by marine organisms and accumulation in their tissues. Representatives of Phthalic acid esters (PAEs) and bisphenols have been characterized for their ability to impact not only marine organisms but also humans via fish and seafood consum… Show more
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