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Funding Information: This research was funded by the Instituto Polit\u00E9cnico de Lisboa (grant IPL/2021/PLASCOGEN_ESTeSL). Publisher Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.; Nanoplastic (NP) pollution has emerged as a growing concern due to its potential impact on human health, although its adverse effects on different organ systems are not yet fully understood. This systematic scoping review, conducted in accordan...
Publisher Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.; In pathology laboratories, several volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are used, such as formaldehyde, ethanol, and xylene. These substances are recognized as genotoxic and cytotoxic, which is why their handling poses risks to human health. The buccal micronucleus (MN) cytome assay is a non-invasive, useful, and simple method to detect these effects in exposed individu...
Funding Information: The author thanks to H&TRC- Health & Technology Research Center- Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Sa\u00FAde, Instituto Polit\u00E9cnico de Lisboa; FCT/MCTES national support through the UIDP/05608/2020 (https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDP/05608/2020), UIDB/05608/2020 (https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/05608/2020) and, IPL/2021/PLASCOGEN_ESTeSL. Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Authors; Human epidemio...
101057497), the European Union\u2014Next Generation EU 533-03-23-0006 (BioMolTox), and the International Comet Assay Working Group (ICAWG). Publisher Copyright: © 2024 by the authors.; Biomonitoring of human populations exposed to chemical substances that can act as potential mutagens or carcinogens, may enable the detection of damage and early disease prevention. In recent years, the comet assay has become an ...
Funding Information: This work was supported by Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa under grant IDI&CA/IPL/2021/PLASCOGEN_ESTeSL, IDI&CA/IPL/2017/GenTox/ESTeSL, and by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal, under grant DSAIPA/DS/0117/2020. The human biomonitoring had financial support given by Portuguese Authority of Working Conditions (Project reference: 036APJ/09). Funding Information: This work wa...
Funding Information: The authors wish to thank Maarten Engel from the Erasmus MC Library for developing and updating the search strategies. The authors would like to acknowledge the networking support from COST Action CA18218 (European Burden of Disease Network; www.burden-eu.net ), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology; www.cost.eu ). Publisher Copyright: © 2023, The Author(s).; Obj...