Medić Ana, Fiedler Heidelore, Selvam TamilSelvi, Grošev Vlasta Mohaček, Lovković Sandy, Mikac Lara, Ivanda Mile
Laboratory for Molecular Physics and Synthesis of New Materials, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, Zagreb, Croatia.
School of Science and Technology, MTM Research Centre, Örebro University, 701 82, Örebro, Sweden.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2025 May;32(23):13918-13931. doi: 10.1007/s11356-025-36457-6. Epub 2025 May 15.
The occurrence of microplastics (MPs) in bottled water is still largely unexplored in Croatia. This study fills this gap by analysing six water brands available on the Croatian market, all bottled in either virgin or recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET). In order to analyse microplastics down to a size of 1 µm, the water from the purchased bottles was filtered with silicon filters with a pore size of 1 µm and then micro-Raman spectroscopy was performed. A significant reduction in analysis time was achieved by using a randomly selected filter area of 12.05 mm instead of the conventional 100 mm. The results showed that polyethylene (PE), PET, and polyamide (PA) were found in all six brands and the blank. The highest detection frequency was found for PE (N = 19), followed by PET (N = 17) and PA (N = 14). Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) was found only in one brand, but in all three subsamples, packaged in recycled PET. By far the highest detection frequency of MPs occurred in the smallest fraction at a length < 5 µm. The highest number of MPs was for PET with 45% of the total amount, followed by PE (37%). Although MPs were identified in the blank water sample, the number was 12% of the total. Interestingly, the bottled water in virgin PET containers had more MPs than that in recycled PET. It should be noted that the purification system used to produce ultrapure water produced MPs, which poses an additional analytical challenge. The results should be considered as a snapshot and further monitoring is necessary to assess the extent of MP contamination of drinking water and to characterise the types of polymers and sources of the MPs. The current findings raise concerns about the presence of MPs in bottled water and warrant a thorough risk assessment to evaluate potential long-term health effects on humans.
克罗地亚瓶装水中微塑料(MPs)的存在情况在很大程度上仍未得到充分研究。本研究通过分析克罗地亚市场上六种品牌的水填补了这一空白,所有这些水均采用原生或回收聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯(PET)瓶装。为了分析尺寸小至1 µm的微塑料,将购买的瓶装水中的水用孔径为1 µm的硅过滤器过滤,然后进行显微拉曼光谱分析。通过使用12.05 mm的随机选择的过滤区域而非传统的100 mm,分析时间显著缩短。结果表明,在所有六个品牌以及空白样本中均发现了聚乙烯(PE)、PET和聚酰胺(PA)。PE的检测频率最高(N = 19),其次是PET(N = 17)和PA(N = 14)。仅在一个品牌中发现了聚氯乙烯(PVC),但在所有三个子样本中均有发现,这些子样本采用回收PET包装。到目前为止,MPs的最高检测频率出现在长度<5 µm的最小部分。MPs数量最多的是PET,占总量的45%,其次是PE(37%)。尽管在空白水样中也鉴定出了MPs,但其数量占总数的12%。有趣的是,原生PET容器中的瓶装水比回收PET容器中的瓶装水含有更多的MPs。应当指出的是,用于生产超纯水的净化系统会产生MPs,这带来了额外的分析挑战。这些结果应被视为一个快照,需要进一步监测以评估饮用水中MPs污染的程度,并确定MPs的聚合物类型和来源。目前的研究结果引发了对瓶装水中MPs存在情况的担忧,有必要进行全面的风险评估,以评估对人类潜在的长期健康影响。
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