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Correction to Human Consumption of Microplastics
Summary
This paper is a published correction to the 2019 study "Human Consumption of Microplastics" by Cox et al., which estimated how many microplastic particles people ingest annually through food, water, and air. The correction updates specific data or calculations in that widely cited paper.
ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVAddition/CorrectionNEXTORIGINAL ARTICLEThis notice is a correctionCorrection to Human Consumption of MicroplasticsKieran D. Cox*Kieran D. Cox*Email: [email protected]More by Kieran D. Coxhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5626-1048, Garth A. CoverntonGarth A. CoverntonMore by Garth A. Covernton, Hailey L. DaviesHailey L. DaviesMore by Hailey L. Davies, John F. DowerJohn F. DowerMore by John F. Dower, Francis JuanesFrancis JuanesMore by Francis Juanes, and Sarah E. DudasSarah E. DudasMore by Sarah E. DudasCite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2020, 54, 17, 10974Publication Date (Web):August 17, 2020Publication History Published online17 August 2020Published inissue 1 September 2020https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.0c04032https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c04032correctionACS PublicationsCopyright © 2020 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 Views12305Altmetric-Citations32LEARN 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 (533 KB) Get e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
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