Human and environmental impacts of nanoparticles: a scoping review of the current literature

Journal Article

by Elizabeth Adjoa Kumah, Raoul Djou Fopa, Saeed Harati, Paul Boadu, Fatemeh Vida Zohoori, Tannaz Pak

June 3, 2023  |  BMC Public Health

Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15958-4

Use of nanoparticles have established benefits in a wide range of applications, however, the effects of exposure to nanoparticles on health and the environmental risks associated with the production and use of nanoparticles are less well-established. The present study addresses this gap in knowledge by examining, through a scoping review of the current literature, the effects of nanoparticles on human health and the environment. We searched relevant databases including Medline, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, Scopus, CINAHL, Embase, and SAGE journals, as well as Google, Google Scholar, and grey literature from June 2021 to July 2021. After removing duplicate articles, the title and abstracts of 1495 articles were first screened followed by the full-texts of 249 studies, and this resulted in the inclusion of 117 studies in the presented review.