2022
Score: 35
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0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.
Lifang Xie,
Tao Wang,
Lifang Xie,
Lifang Xie,
Lifang Xie,
Xuejun Ruan,
Xuejun Ruan,
Xuejun Ruan,
Xuejun Ruan,
Xuejun Ruan,
Lifang Xie,
Jianpeng Ao,
Robin R. Jones,
Robin R. Jones,
Juan Liu,
Guanjun Xu,
Xuejun Ruan,
Tao Wang,
Tao Wang,
Tao Wang,
Tao Wang,
Jianpeng Ao,
Lifang Xie,
Wei Wang,
Tao Wang,
Tao Wang,
Yangyang Liu,
Tao Wang,
Yangyang Liu,
Yangyang Liu,
Kedong Gong,
Guanjun Xu,
Guanjun Xu,
Jianpeng Ao,
Lifang Xie,
Xuejun Ruan,
Yangyang Liu,
Juan Liu,
Juan Liu,
Liwu Zhang
Robin R. Jones,
Yangyang Liu,
Robin R. Jones,
Tao Wang,
Wei Wang,
Qiuyue Ge,
Wei Wang,
Wei Wang,
Liwu Zhang
Xuejun Ruan,
Qiuyue Ge,
Wei Wang,
Wei Wang,
Tao Wang,
Tao Wang,
Qiuyue Ge,
Yangyang Liu,
Tao Wang,
Liwu Zhang
Tao Wang,
Qiuyue Ge,
Tao Wang,
Tao Wang,
Tao Wang,
Wei Wang,
Wei Wang,
Wei Wang,
Wei Wang,
Wei Wang,
Lifang Xie,
Xuejun Ruan,
Xuejun Ruan,
Xuejun Ruan,
Robin R. Jones,
Juan Liu,
Qiuyue Ge,
Qiuyue Ge,
Xuejun Ruan,
Xuejun Ruan,
Xuejun Ruan,
Liwu Zhang
Wei Wang,
Wei Wang,
Qiuyue Ge,
Wei Wang,
Wei Wang,
Liwu Zhang
kejian Li,
Kedong Gong,
Qiuyue Ge,
Tao Wang,
Kedong Gong,
Tao Wang,
Liwu Zhang
Tao Wang,
Tao Wang,
Tao Wang,
Juan Liu,
Juan Liu,
Juan Liu,
Yangyang Liu,
kejian Li,
Qiuyue Ge,
Yangyang Liu,
Yangyang Liu,
Qiuyue Ge,
Yangyang Liu,
Qiuyue Ge,
Tao Wang,
Tao Wang,
Wei Wang,
Wei Wang,
Wei Wang,
Wei Wang,
Wei Wang,
Qiuyue Ge,
Qiuyue Ge,
Qiuyue Ge,
Kedong Gong,
Wei Wang,
Xuejun Ruan,
Guanjun Xu,
Wei Wang,
Qiuyue Ge,
Wei Wang,
Xuejun Ruan,
Liwu Zhang
Kedong Gong,
Wei Wang,
Wei Wang,
Wei Wang,
Wei Wang,
Qiuyue Ge,
Qiuyue Ge,
Wei Wang,
Qiuyue Ge,
Liwu Zhang
Yangyang Liu,
Liwu Zhang
Ventsislav K. Valev,
Guanjun Xu,
Wei Wang,
Ventsislav K. Valev,
Yangyang Liu,
Juan Liu,
Liwu Zhang
Wei Wang,
Liwu Zhang
Tao Wang,
Yangyang Liu,
Wei Wang,
Wei Wang,
Lifang Xie,
Wei Wang,
Liwu Zhang
Liwu Zhang
Liwu Zhang
Ventsislav K. Valev,
Wei Wang,
Lifang Xie,
Kedong Gong,
Wei Wang,
Xuejun Ruan,
Wei Wang,
Wei Wang,
Minbiao Ji,
Wei Wang,
Wei Wang,
Xuejun Ruan,
Ventsislav K. Valev,
Liwu Zhang
Minbiao Ji,
Liwu Zhang
Ventsislav K. Valev,
Minbiao Ji,
Liwu Zhang
Liwu Zhang
Ventsislav K. Valev,
Minbiao Ji,
Liwu Zhang
Summary
Researchers detected nanoplastic particles in commercial sea salt samples using advanced analytical techniques, demonstrating that a widely consumed everyday food product is contaminated with plastic nanoparticles derived from ocean and atmospheric pollution. The findings raise concerns about dietary nanoplastic exposure for people of all ages through routine salt consumption.
<title>Abstract</title> People of all ages consume salt every day, but is it really <italic>just </italic>salt? Plastic nanoparticles (nanoplastics) polluting the oceans and the atmosphere are posing an increasing environmental threat and have begun to contaminate everyday salt in consumer goods. Herein, we developed a combined Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) and Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) approach that can simultaneously realize the filtration, enrichment, and detection of nanoplastics in commercial salt. SERS was used to explore the potential types of nanoplastic contaminants in salts. SRS was used to conduct imaging and to quantify the presence of nanoplastics. Nanoplastics in sea salts produced from different sources were studied, with the following nanoplastics detected: polystyrene (PS), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP). We estimate that, depending on location, an average person could be ingesting as many as 63,100 nanoplastics per year through the consumption of sea salt alone. Nanoplastics can readily adsorb organic matter and heavy metal particles, so the potential harm to human health should not be underestimated.