Impact of microplastics on children’s health

Abstract

As a new type of pollutant, microplastics have attracted extensive attention. Children in a critical stage of growth and development are vulnerable to microplastics. Summarzing the relevant laws and regulations and the source of microplastics, the paper demonstrates the ways of microplastics entering human body, some toxic effects of microplastics found in recent experimental studies and their potential hazards to children’s health are introduced in detail.

Abstract

【摘要】 微塑料作为一种新型污染物, 已引起学者广泛关注。儿童正处于生长发育的关键阶段, 易受到微塑料的影响。研究概述了微塑料的来源和相关法律法规, 详细介绍了微塑料进人人体的途径、近期研究中发现微塑料的一些毒性作用及 其对儿童健康的潜在危害, 以期为儿少卫生工作者提供研究思路。