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Reply for comment on “Exposure to microplastics (<10 μm) associated to plastic bottles mineral water consumption: The first quantitative study by Zuccarello et al. [Water Research 157 (2019) 365–371]”
Water Research2019
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Margherita Ferrante,
Margherita Ferrante,
Margherita Ferrante,
Margherita Ferrante,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Maria Fiore,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Antonio Cristaldi,
Margherita Ferrante,
Pietro Zuccarello
Pietro Zuccarello
Pietro Zuccarello
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Maria Fiore,
Margherita Ferrante,
Margherita Ferrante,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Margherita Ferrante,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Margherita Ferrante,
Antonio Cristaldi,
Margherita Ferrante,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Pietro Zuccarello
Pietro Zuccarello
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Antonio Cristaldi,
Antonio Cristaldi,
Pietro Zuccarello
Antonio Cristaldi,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Chiara Copat,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Margherita Ferrante,
Chiara Copat,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Pietro Zuccarello
Chiara Copat,
Antonio Cristaldi,
Chiara Copat,
Margherita Ferrante,
Margherita Ferrante,
Margherita Ferrante,
Margherita Ferrante,
Margherita Ferrante,
Margherita Ferrante,
Margherita Ferrante,
Alfio Dario Grasso,
Alfio Dario Grasso,
Deborah Sangregorio,
Margherita Ferrante,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Deborah Sangregorio,
Antonio Cristaldi,
Deborah Sangregorio,
Deborah Sangregorio,
Margherita Ferrante,
Maria Fiore,
Antonio Cristaldi,
Margherita Ferrante,
Maria Fiore,
Chiara Copat,
Maria Fiore,
Chiara Copat,
Margherita Ferrante,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Margherita Ferrante,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Pietro Zuccarello
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Maria Fiore,
Margherita Ferrante,
Margherita Ferrante,
Margherita Ferrante,
Margherita Ferrante,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Margherita Ferrante,
Margherita Ferrante,
Margherita Ferrante,
Chiara Copat,
Pietro Zuccarello
Margherita Ferrante,
Maria Fiore,
Gea Oliveri Conti,
Margherita Ferrante,
Chiara Copat,
Alfio Dario Grasso,
Pietro Zuccarello
Summary
This paper responds to methodological critiques of a study measuring microplastic exposure from plastic bottled mineral water, defending the analytical approach and the use of Principal Component Analysis to estimate estimated daily intake of sub-10 μm microplastic particles.
Microplastics (MPs) are a threat to both the environment and human health. In the absence of an official method that would allow the analysis of all MPs with diameters less than 10 μm, it was not possible to estimate the exact exposure to these contaminants, yet. In the last years, few studies are available in literature with the first data concerning the concentrations of MPs on bottle mineral waters. Zuccarello et al. (2019) carried out an exposure assessment study where a high value of EDI (Estimated Daily Intake) has been reported. This rebuttal letter aims to reply to the comments of Oßmann et al. (2018) on the article of Zuccarello et al. (2019) about the new analytical method and both the use and the interpretation of Principal Component Analysis.