Figure 2.

Summary of presence of microplastics in human body systems including their characteristics and possible pathway of microplastics into the body. Schematic representations were generated by BioRender.com. ABS – Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, CA – Cellulose Acetate, CPE – Chlorinated Polyethylene, EPS – Expanded Polystyrene, mm – millimetre, PA – Polyamide, PAN – Polyacrylonitrile, PBS – Phosphate-buffered Saline, PES – Polyethersulfone, PE – Polyethylene, PET – Polyethylene Terephthalate, PC – Polycarbonate, PMMA – Polymethyl Methacrylate, POM – Polyoxymethylene, PP – Polypropylene, PS – Polystyrene, PSF/PSU – Polysulfone, PU/PUR – Polyurethane, PTFE – Polytetrafluoroethylene, PVC – Polyvinyl Chloride, TPE – Thermoplastic Elastomers, SEBS – Styrene-Ethylene-Butylene-Styrene, μm – micrometre.