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Human Consumption of Microplastics

Overview of attention for article published in Environmental Science & Technology, June 2019
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  • In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • One of the highest-scoring outputs from this source (#6 of 19,071)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (99th percentile)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (99th percentile)

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Title
Human Consumption of Microplastics
Published in
Environmental Science & Technology, June 2019
DOI 10.1021/acs.est.9b01517
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Authors

Kieran D. Cox, Garth A. Covernton, Hailey L. Davies, John F. Dower, Francis Juanes, Sarah E. Dudas

Abstract

Microplastics are ubiquitous across ecosystems, yet the exposure risk to humans is unresolved. Focusing on the American diet, we evaluated the number of microplastic particles in commonly consumed foods in relation to their recommended daily intake. The potential for microplastic inhalation and how the source of drinking water may affect microplastic consumption were also explored. Our analysis used 402 data points from 26 studies, which represents over 3600 processed samples. Evaluating approximately 15% of Americans’ caloric intake, we estimate that annual microplastics consumption ranges from 39000 to 52000 particles depending on age and sex. These estimates increase to 74000 and 121000 when inhalation is considered. Additionally, individuals who meet their recommended water intake through only bottled sources may be ingesting an additional 90000 microplastics annually, compared to 4000 microplastics for those who consume only tap water. These estimates are subject to large amounts of variation; however, given methodological and data limitations, these values are likely underestimates.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 1867 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 267 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 230 12%
Student > Master 218 12%
Researcher 188 10%
Other 57 3%
Other 208 11%
Unknown 699 37%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Environmental Science 246 13%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 146 8%
Chemistry 130 7%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 121 6%
Engineering 109 6%
Other 318 17%
Unknown 797 43%

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2474. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 March 2023.
All research outputs
#2,734
of 23,402,852 outputs
Outputs from Environmental Science & Technology
#6
of 19,071 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#36
of 353,618 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Environmental Science & Technology
#1
of 257 outputs
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