Identification and characterization of microplastics in human nasal samples.

Min, Hyun Jin; Kim, Kyung Soo; Kim, Hyunjung; Gong, Jiyoung; Jeong, Jinyoung.

Afiliação

Min HJ; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kim KS; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kim H; Environmental Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Gong J; Environmental Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Jeong J; KRIBB School of Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology (UST), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol ; 2024 Aug 07.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39110113

ABSTRACT

KEY POINTS Human nasal cavity samples were collected, and presence of microplastics were evaluated. Microplastics were present, and major types were polyethylene, polyester, acrylic polymer, and polypropylene. Further research is needed regarding microplastics and its clinical impact on human nasal cavity.

Palavras-chave

airborne; environmental pollutants; human nasal cavity; inhalation exposure; microplastics; nasopharynx; µFTIR

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