Microplastics in Drinking Water: A Review and Assessment

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Low levels of microplastics (MP) in wild mussels indicate that MP ingestion by humans is minimal compared to exposure via household fibres fallout during a meal

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The presence of microplastics in commercial salts from different countries

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Microfiber Masses Recovered from Conventional Machine Washing of New or Aged Garments

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Plastic Debris Is a Human Health Issue

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The discharge of certain amounts of industrial microplastic from a production plant into the River Danube is permitted by the Austrian legislation

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Micro- and Nanoplastic Pollution of Freshwater and Wastewater Treatment Systems

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Microplastic contamination of drinking water: A systematic review

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Worldwide Bottled Water Occurrence of Emerging Contaminants: A Review of the Recent Scientific Literature

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Insight into microplastics in the aquatic ecosystem: Properties, sources, threats and mitigation strategies

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Analysis of the literature shows a remarkably consistent relationship between size and abundance of microplastics across different environmental matrices

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