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Correction: Comprehensive investigation on microplastics from source to sink
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This correction clarifies that a prior review paper mischaracterized evidence on microplastic gut translocation, replacing the incorrect statement that most spherical microplastics pass through the gut wall with the accurate interpretation of the cited source.
In the sentence "According to a study conducted by Weis (2020), most spherical MPs can pass through the gut wall of animals and humans without causing much damage."processed under the heading "Physical effects" in the original article, the authors have misinterpreted the text "gut" with "gut wall".Hence
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This is a published correction notice for a previously published review article on microplastics in aquatic environments.
Correction: Chitosan with defined intrinsic viscosity enables physicochemical entrapment of microplastics under in vitro gastric conditions.
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A correction notice for a 2026 study of chitosan and microplastics under simulated stomach conditions. The notice contains no methods or results.
Correction to “Polystyrene Microplastics Disrupt Vertical Transmission of the Breast Milk Microbiome, Impairing Early‐Life Gut Colonization and Immune Development in Offspring”
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This notice is simply a correction to fix a misspelled author's name ("Sheng Liu") in a previously published study, it doesn't change any of the actual research findings. The original study itself looked at how microplastics in breast milk might interfere with the beneficial bacteria passed from mom to baby, potentially affecting a newborn's gut health and immune system development. If you're interested in the science on microplastics and infant health, it's worth checking out the original 2026 paper rather than this correction notice.
Correction to “Microplastic Human Dietary Uptake from 1990 to 2018 Grew across 109 Major Developing and Industrialized Countries but Can Be Halved by Plastic Debris Removal”
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Researchers published a correction to a large modeling study that tracked human dietary microplastic intake across 109 countries from 1990 to 2018, updating the units used for key intake parameters so that results are correctly expressed in kilograms per person per day. The underlying finding — that microplastic ingestion grew over this period but could be significantly reduced by removing plastic debris — remains unchanged.
Correction to “SettlingVelocities of SmallMicroplastic Fragments and Fibers”
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