Occurrence of Polyethylene Terephthalate and Polycarbonate Microplastics in Infant and Adult Feces

Although human exposure to microplastics (MPs) and the health effects thereof are a global concern, little is known about the magnitude of exposure. In this study, we quantitatively determined the concentrations of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polycarbonate (PC) MPs in three meconium and six...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental science & technology letters 2021-11, Vol.8 (11), p.989-994
Hauptverfasser:	Zhang, Junjie, Wang, Lei, Trasande, Leonardo, Kannan, Kurunthachalam
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ecotoxicology and Public Health
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Zusammenfassung:	Although human exposure to microplastics (MPs) and the health effects thereof are a global concern, little is known about the magnitude of exposure. In this study, we quantitatively determined the concentrations of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polycarbonate (PC) MPs in three meconium and six infant and 10 adult feces samples collected from New York State. PET and PC MPs were found in some meconium samples (at concentration ranges from below the limit of quantification [
ISSN:	2328-8930 2328-8930
DOI:	10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00559