N°	Articles	Reasons for Refusal
1	Assessing the levels of awareness among european citizens about the direct and indirect impacts of plastics on human health	No low income countries (study conducted in Europe)
2	Bisphenol A: Invisible pollution	Commentary
3	Chemistry, lung toxicity and mutagenicity of burn pit smoke-related particulate matter	The analyses were not performed on humans, but rather on mice.
4	From properties to toxicity: Comparing microplastics to other airborne microparticles	Systematic review
5	Health impacts of plastic packagings	Full text not available
6	Human Health and Soil Health Risks from Heavy Metals, Micro(nano)plastics, and Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Agricultural Soils	No low income countries (study conducted in Europe, Asia and North America) Systematic review
7	Human health concerns regarding microplastics in the aquatic environment—From marine to food systems.	no low income countries and Systematic review
8	Human health risk and food safety implications of microplastic consumption by fish from coastal waters of the eastern equatorial Atlantic Ocean	The aim of the article is simply to study the type of plastic found in the bellies of certain fish regularly consumed by humans. The pathophysiology of the effect on human health has not been reported.
9	Inception cohort study of workers exposed to toluene diisocyanate at a polyurethane foam factory: initial one-year follow-up.	No low income countries (Study conducted in Eastern Europe)
10	Ingested microplastics pose a potentially serious risk to the gastrointestinal microenvironment	Full text not available, comment
11	International quantification of microplastics in indoor dust: prevalence, exposure and risk assessment	No low income countrie (The scope of the study includes developed countries)
12	Men’s Health in Industries: Plastic Plant Pollution and Prevalence of Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus	No low income countries (study conducted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
13	Micro- and nanoplastics in edible fruit and vegetables. The first diet risks assessment for the general population OK	No low income countries (study carried out in Italy), the article also aims simply to study the type and quantity of plastic found in fruit regularly consumed by humans. The pathophysiology of the effect on human health has not been reported.
14	Microplastics in human food chains: Food becoming a threat to health safety	Nonempirical study, this is a commentary
15	Most plastic products release estrogenic chemicals: À potential health problem that can be solved	Analyses have not been performed on humans. These are more laboratory tests. The pathophysiology of the effect on human health has not been reported.
16	Nanoplastics affect the inflammatory cytokine release by primary human monocytes and dendritic cells	No low income countries (study conducted in Germany)
17	Overview of microplastics in the environment: type, source, potential effects and removal strategies	No low-income countries
18	Quantification analysis of microplastics released from disposable polystyrene tableware with fluorescent polymer staining	No low income countrie : (study conducted at Shanghai Xingya in China)
19	Short-term adverse health effects in a community exposed to a large polyvinylchloride plastics fire	No low-income countries
20	Toxicity evaluation of E-waste plastics and potential repercussions for human health	No low income countrie (study conducted in Shenzhen metriopole modern in southeast China)
21	Phthalates and other additives in plastics: human exposure and associated health outcomes	No low-income countries (Michigan/USA study)
22	Effect-directed identification of endocrine disruptors in plastic baby teethers	No low-income countries. The tests were carried out on children’s plastic teething toys. These are laboratory tests. The article describes the effects on endocrine gland function.
23	Worker health risk of heavy metals in pellets of recycled plastic: a skin exposure model	This is the exposure risk that has been calculated. Analyses of the presence of heavy metals on recycled plastic with which workers are in contact were carried out in the laboratory using artificial sweat).