Publications by authors named "Ana Isabel Canas-Portilla"
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- The European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU) wants to show how to use human biomonitoring data to help understand health risks better.
- Many people who assess health risks don’t know much about this type of data, so this paper aims to help them learn how to use it effectively.
- The paper provides different examples and suggestions based on research regarding various harmful substances, trying to raise awareness about potential health policies needed in the EU.
Plastics pose a health hazard to living beings and the environment. Plastic degradation produces nano-sized plastic particles (NPs) that end up in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, including oceans, rivers, and lakes. Their presence in air, drinking water, sediments, food, and personal care products leads to a variety of exposure routes for living beings, including humans.
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- - Nanoplastics (NP) pose a significant risk to human health, and understanding their toxicity is crucial, especially using zebrafish (ZF) as a model for studying these effects on embryo development.
- - The study found that while NP size and concentration don't directly impact responses like mortality or heart rate, smaller NPs can penetrate vital organs, whereas larger ones tend to accumulate in less critical areas like the gut and skin.
- - Genetic analysis revealed complex effects: some immunity genes were activated, while others related to the central nervous system and vision were suppressed; overall, the findings suggest a need for improved experimental designs in future NP toxicity studies for better comparability.