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Response to Comment on “Analysis of Microplastics in Human Feces Reveals a Correlation between Fecal Microplastics and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Status”
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This correspondence responded to critiques of a study reporting a correlation between fecal microplastic concentrations and inflammatory bowel disease status in human patients. The authors defended their analytical methods and argued that the observed association warrants further investigation into microplastics as a potential factor in gut inflammation.
ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVCorrespondence/Rebut...Correspondence/RebuttalNEXTResponse to Comment on "Analysis of Microplastics in Human Feces Reveals a Correlation between Fecal Microplastics and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Status"Zehua YanZehua YanState Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, ChinaMore by Zehua Yan, Yafei LiuYafei LiuMedical Center for Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210011, ChinaMore by Yafei Liu, Ting ZhangTing ZhangMedical Center for Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210011, ChinaMore by Ting Zhang, Faming Zhang*Faming ZhangMedical Center for Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210011, ChinaKey Lab of Holistic Integrative Enterology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210011, China*Email: [email protected]. Tel: +86 25 58509883.More by Faming Zhang, Hongqiang RenHongqiang RenState Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, ChinaMore by Hongqiang Renhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6434-692X, and Yan Zhang*Yan ZhangState Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China*Email: [email protected]. Tel: +86 25 89680160.More by Yan Zhanghttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4762-6639Cite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56, 17, 12779–12780Publication Date (Web):August 24, 2022Publication History Received23 July 2022Published online24 August 2022Published inissue 6 September 2022https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.2c05327https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c05327article-commentaryACS PublicationsCopyright © 2022 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 Views1857Altmetric-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 (933 KB) Get e-AlertscloseSUBJECTS:Bacteria,Contamination,Environmental pollution,Food,Inflammation Get e-Alerts
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