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Synthetic particles as contaminants in German beers
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A total of 24 German beer brands was analysed for the contents of microplastic fibres, fragments and granular material. In all cases contamination was found. Counts ranged from 2 to 79 fibres L(-1), from 12 to 109 fragments L(-1) and from 2 to 66 granules L(-1). The results show a high variability between individual samples and samples from different production dates. Possible sources of this contamination with foreign materials are discussed.
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- Authors
- Liebezeit, G., & Liebezeit, E.
- Venue
- Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2014-08-11
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 1574-1578
- ISSN
- 1944-0049 (ISSN-L)
- 1944-0057
- OpenAlex
- W1985760219
- Cited by
- 555
- References
- 5
- FWCI
- 7.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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