Potential Health Impact of Environmentally Released Micro- and Nanoplastics in the Human Food Production Chain: Experiences from Nanotoxicology

Hans Bouwmeester; Peter C. H. Hollman; Ruud J. B. Peters

doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b01090

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Potential Health Impact of Environmentally Released Micro- and Nanoplastics in the Human Food Production Chain: Experiences from Nanotoxicology

Hans Bouwmeester Peter C. H. Hollman Ruud J. B. Peters

Environmental Science & Technology Vol. 49 No. 15 pp. 8932-8947 · American Chemical Society (ACS)

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Published: Jul 15, 2015
Vol/Issue: 49(15)
Pages: 8932-8947

Authors

H

Hans Bouwmeester

RIKILT Wageningen University and Research Center, P.O. Box 230, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6700 AE, Wageningen, The Netherlands

P

Peter C. H. Hollman

RIKILT Wageningen University and Research Center, P.O. Box 230, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6700 AE, Wageningen, The Netherlands

R

Ruud J. B. Peters

RIKILT Wageningen University and Research Center, P.O. Box 230, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6700 AE, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Funding

Ministerie van Economische Zaken Award: WOT-02-002-004

Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit

Cite This Article

Hans Bouwmeester, Peter C. H. Hollman, Ruud J. B. Peters (2015). Potential Health Impact of Environmentally Released Micro- and Nanoplastics in the Human Food Production Chain: Experiences from Nanotoxicology. Environmental Science & Technology, 49(15), 8932-8947. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b01090

Potential Health Impact of Environmentally Released Micro- and Nanoplastics in the Human Food Production Chain: Experiences from Nanotoxicology

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