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Rebuttal to Correspondence on “Assessing the Release of Microplastics and Nanoplastics from Plastic Containers and Reusable Food Pouches: Implications for Human Health”
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Researchers published a rebuttal defending their original findings on microplastic and nanoplastic release from plastic food containers and reusable pouches, responding to correspondence that questioned the methodology and implications for human health exposure assessment.
ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ARTICLES ASAPPREVCorrespondence/Rebut...Correspondence/RebuttalNEXTRebuttal to Correspondence on "Assessing the Release of Microplastics and Nanoplastics from Plastic Containers and Reusable Food Pouches: Implications for Human Health"Kazi Albab HussainKazi Albab HussainDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-053, United StatesMore by Kazi Albab Hussain, Svetlana RomanovaSvetlana RomanovaNanomaterials Characterization Core, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United StatesMore by Svetlana Romanova, Ilhami OkurIlhami OkurDepartment of Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-6205, United StatesMore by Ilhami Okurhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2541-7123, Dong ZhangDong ZhangDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-053, United StatesMore by Dong Zhanghttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3542-0964, Jesse KueblerJesse KueblerDepartment of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0526, United StatesMore by Jesse Kuebler, Xi HuangXi HuangDepartment of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0511, United StatesMore by Xi Huang, Bing WangBing WangDepartment of Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-6205, United StatesMore by Bing Wang, Lucia Fernandez-BallesterLucia Fernandez-BallesterDepartment of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0526, United StatesMore by Lucia Fernandez-Ballesterhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6956-5104, Yongfeng LuYongfeng LuDepartment of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0511, United StatesMore by Yongfeng Luhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5942-1999, Mathias SchubertMathias SchubertDepartment of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0511, United StatesMore by Mathias Schuberthttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6238-663X, and Yusong Li*Yusong LiDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-053, United States*Email: [email protected]More by Yusong Lihttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1761-7907Cite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2024, XXXX, XXX, XXX-XXXPublication Date (Web):May 9, 2024Publication History Received22 April 2024Accepted29 April 2024Revised24 April 2024Published online9 May 2024https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c04000© 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 (681 KB) Get e-AlertscloseSUBJECTS:Electromagnetic radiation,Food,Plastics,Safety,Testing and assessment Get e-Alerts
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