Release and intestinal translocation of chemicals associated with microplastics in an in vitro human gastrointestinal digestion model

Abstract The global production of plastic currently exceeds 300 million tonnes per year. The extensive use of plastics and bad waste management has resulted in the presence of microplastics at different levels in the food production chain. From a chemical perspective, these microplastics are complex...

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Main Authors: Ruud Peters, Nadine de Jong, Laura de Haan, Stephanie Wright, Hans Bouwmeester
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-01-01
Series:Microplastics and Nanoplastics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-021-00022-y