Microplastics contamination in food products: Occurrence, analytical techniques and potential impacts on human health

Chemically, microplastics (MPs) are synthetic materials composed of plastic monomers and additives and vary in size from 0.1-5,000 μm. Due to their chemical stability and the widespread use of plastics for various purposes, MPs pollution of the environment has increased dramatically, leading to the...

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Main Authors: Suman Giri, Gopal Lamichhane, Dipendra Khadka, Hari Prasad Devkota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Current Research in Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590262824000169