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Response to Comment on “Drinking Boiled Tap Water Reduces Human Intake of Nanoplastics and Microplastics”
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Researchers responded to scientific commentary on their earlier finding that boiling tap water can reduce nanoplastic and microplastic content in drinking water. They addressed methodological questions and reaffirmed that the calcium carbonate deposits formed during boiling can encapsulate and help remove plastic particles. The study supports the idea that a simple household practice like boiling water may offer a partial approach to reducing microplastic intake from tap water.
ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ARTICLES ASAPPREVCorrespondence/Rebut...Correspondence/RebuttalNEXTResponse to Comment on "Drinking Boiled Tap Water Reduces Human Intake of Nanoplastics and Microplastics"Zimin YuZimin YuSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, ChinaMore by Zimin Yu, Zhanjun Li*Zhanjun LiSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China*[email protected]More by Zhanjun Lihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9567-2330, and Eddy Y. Zeng*Eddy Y. ZengKey Laboratory of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters (Ministry of Education), School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China*[email protected]More by Eddy Y. Zenghttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0859-7572Cite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. 2024, XXXX, XXX, XXX-XXXPublication Date (Web):June 21, 2024Publication History Received14 June 2024Accepted18 June 2024Published online21 June 2024https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00475https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00475article-commentaryACS Publications© 2024 American Chemical Society. This publication is available under these Terms of Use. Request reuse permissions This publication is free to access through this site. Learn MoreArticle Views-Altmetric-Citations-LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail PDF (683 KB) Get e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
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