R. Petrescu-Mag

Microplastics along the food chain: contamination pathways, consumer perception, and implications for sustainable food systems in Romania

Sustainable food systems must reconcile rising global food demand with reducing environmental pressures across the entire food chain, and plastic-related pollution is increasingly recognized as one such pressure. Microplastics (MPs), particles smaller than 5 mm generated through the manufacture, use, and degradation of...