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ArticleEco-Environment & Health2025

Microplastic exposure in the lungs of young children and its associations with allergic rhinitis: A cross-sectional study in China.

Huimin Li, Jingli Yang, Lili Zhong, Gary W K Wong, Han Huang, Yinze Xu, Wendi Ma, Xuelin Lv, Li Peng, Dan Liu and 6 more

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Huimin LiDepartment of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410013, China.
Jingli YangWest China Biomedical Big Data Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Lili ZhongHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respirology, Pediatric Medical Center, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha 410005, China.
Gary W K WongDepartment of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Han HuangHunan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Changsha 410008, China.
Yinze XuDepartment of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410013, China.
Wendi MaDepartment of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410013, China.
Xuelin LvDepartment of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410013, China.
Li PengHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respirology, Pediatric Medical Center, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha 410005, China.
Dan LiuHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respirology, Pediatric Medical Center, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha 410005, China.
Niguang XiaoHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respirology, Pediatric Medical Center, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha 410005, China.
Shuhui YinHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respirology, Pediatric Medical Center, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha 410005, China.
Qiong WangChina CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Beijing 100021, China.
Xiuqin FengHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respirology, Pediatric Medical Center, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha 410005, China.
Aimin YangDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
Jingjing ZhangDepartment of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410013, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exposure to microplastics (MPs) has emerged as a potential threat to chronic respiratory health. However, the association between MPs exposure and allergic rhinitis (AR) in children remains unclear. We evaluated the association between MP exposure and the prevalence of AR in children. We measured 11 types of MPs in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) collected from 207 children aged 1-16 years using pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) in 2023. Logistic regression models were employed to evaluate the association between MP concentration and prevalence of AR. Polyamide 66 (PA66), polyethylene (PE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and polystyrene (PS) were the predominant types detected, with median concentrations of 2.33, 0.45, 0.38, and 0.08 ​μg/mL in BALF, respectively. Higher concentrations of PA66 were associated with an increased prevalence of AR in all children, with odds ratios (ORs) of 3.00 (95% CI: 1.23, 7.34) after adjusting for potential confounders, indicating a statistically significant association (α ​< ​0.05). Higher concentrations of total MP exposure (

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Allergic rhinitisChildrenMicroplasticPA66Pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

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PMCPMC12766401

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