TY - JOUR
T1 - Microplastics in drinking water
T2 - A review and assessment
AU - Eerkes-Medrano, Dafne
AU - Leslie, Heather A.
AU - Quinn, Brian
PY - 2019/2
Y1 - 2019/2
N2 - The first media reports of microplastics (MPs) in drinking water (DW) appeared in 2017 and were followed by several scientific publications in 2018. Three important areas to consider on the subject of MPs in DW are as follows: (1) what is the evidence of MPs in DW? (2) how do MPs enter DW? (3) what are the toxicological implications for humans? We review these issues by presenting the published evidence of MPs in tap water, bottled water and at intake and outflow of DW treatment plants; discuss the potential routes by which MPs reach these destinations; address the available evidence of potential impacts of MPs on humans via DW and provide a preliminary human exposure assessment; and suggest future directions for research and approaches to address emerging concerns.
AB - The first media reports of microplastics (MPs) in drinking water (DW) appeared in 2017 and were followed by several scientific publications in 2018. Three important areas to consider on the subject of MPs in DW are as follows: (1) what is the evidence of MPs in DW? (2) how do MPs enter DW? (3) what are the toxicological implications for humans? We review these issues by presenting the published evidence of MPs in tap water, bottled water and at intake and outflow of DW treatment plants; discuss the potential routes by which MPs reach these destinations; address the available evidence of potential impacts of MPs on humans via DW and provide a preliminary human exposure assessment; and suggest future directions for research and approaches to address emerging concerns.
KW - microplastic
KW - drinking water
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U2 - 10.1016/j.coesh.2018.12.001
DO - 10.1016/j.coesh.2018.12.001
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85064392585
VL - 7
SP - 69
EP - 75
JO - Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health
JF - Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health
SN - 2468-5844
ER -
