eprintid: 10178827
rev_number: 8
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datestamp: 2023-10-13 12:35:39
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creators_name: Passos, RS
creators_name: Davenport, A
creators_name: Busquets, R
creators_name: Selden, C
creators_name: Silva, LB
creators_name: Baptista, JS
creators_name: Barceló, D
creators_name: Campos, LC
title: Microplastics and nanoplastics in haemodialysis waters: Emerging threats to be in our radar
ispublished: pub
subjects: RFH
divisions: UCL
divisions: B02
divisions: B04
divisions: C10
divisions: C05
divisions: D17
divisions: F44
divisions: G91
keywords: Filtration, Kidney disease, Plasticisers, Reverse osmosis, Risk, Water, Humans, Microplastics, Radar, Plastics, Drinking Water, Renal Dialysis
note: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
abstract: Microplastics are present in the environment, in drinking water, in human blood and there is evidence of nanoplastics in tap water. The objective of this work was to analyze the possibility of hemodialysis patients being contaminated by micro and nanoplastics (MNPs) during dialysis treatment. The motivation for this investigation is the fact that hemodialysis patients use about 300–600 L of drinking water per week, which may be contaminated by MNPs. A literature review, a field investigation in a London hospital and an estimation of MNPs intake in patients were carried out. The results showed potential points of risk of contamination of patients by MNPs in hemodialysis. It was also estimated that for a filtration efficiency of 99 % for MNPs, the amount of microplastics that can penetrate the kidneys of patients is 0.0021–3768 particles/week. The assessment concludes that hemodialysis patients are at high risk of MNP contamination.
date: 2023-09-01
date_type: published
publisher: Elsevier BV
official_url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2023.104253
oa_status: green
full_text_type: pub
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 2046239
doi: 10.1016/j.etap.2023.104253
medium: Print-Electronic
pii: S1382-6689(23)00195-3
lyricists_name: Selden, Angela
lyricists_name: Davenport, Andrew
lyricists_name: Campos, Luiza
lyricists_id: ACSEL91
lyricists_id: ADAVE78
lyricists_id: LCCAM91
actors_name: Flynn, Bernadette
actors_id: BFFLY94
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology
volume: 102
article_number: 104253
event_location: Netherlands
issn: 1382-6689
citation:        Passos, RS;    Davenport, A;    Busquets, R;    Selden, C;    Silva, LB;    Baptista, JS;    Barceló, D;           Passos, RS;  Davenport, A;  Busquets, R;  Selden, C;  Silva, LB;  Baptista, JS;  Barceló, D;  Campos, LC;   - view fewer <#>    (2023)    Microplastics and nanoplastics in haemodialysis waters: Emerging threats to be in our radar.                   Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology , 102     , Article 104253.  10.1016/j.etap.2023.104253 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2023.104253>.       Green open access   
 
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