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ReviewToxics2025

Microplastics in Drinking Water: A Review of Sources, Removal, Detection, Occurrence, and Potential Risks.

Ting Cai, Zhihe Tang, Tao Gu, Kun Tong, Xinwei Wang, Hao Chen, Xingnan Zhou, Zi Long, Chunmei Hao, Chunmao Chen and 1 more

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Review in Toxics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Ting CaiCNPC Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology, Beijing 102206, China.ORCID 0009-0006-3656-5339
Zhihe TangCNPC Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology, Beijing 102206, China.ORCID 0009-0007-9256-9040
Tao GuCNPC Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology, Beijing 102206, China.
Kun TongCNPC Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology, Beijing 102206, China.
Xinwei WangCollege of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing 102249, China.ORCID 0009-0003-6474-7760
Hao ChenMOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6152-1075
Xingnan ZhouCNPC Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology, Beijing 102206, China.
Zi LongCNPC Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology, Beijing 102206, China.
Chunmei HaoCNPC Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology, Beijing 102206, China.
Chunmao ChenCollege of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing 102249, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1198-2746
Rong ZengCNPC Changqing Oilfield, Xi'an 710018, China.

Funding

Basic Science and Strategic Reserve Technology Research Fund Program Program of CNPC No.2023DQ03-A2Prospective and Fundamental Technology Research and Development Project 2023DJ6907Scientific Research and Technology Development Project of CNPC No. RISE2024KY8
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The emergence of microplastics (MPs) in drinking water supply systems has become a significant environmental challenge. Although the potential impacts of MPs in drinking water on human health remain incompletely understood, the ingestion of MPs through drinking water has raised substantial public concern regarding health risks. This review synthesizes contemporary scientific advances focusing on the following: I. the sources and fate of MPs in drinking water supply chains; II. comparative assessment of removal at treatment; III. detection techniques based on microscopy, spectroscopic, and thermal methods; and IV. the potential hazards of MPs to human health. This study aims to provide novel insights into understanding the threats posed by MPs in drinking water and to facilitate the development of effective monitoring strategies.

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detection techniquesdrinking waterMPspotential risksremoval strategies

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PMID41012403
PMCPMC12474263

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