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ArticleJournal of biophotonics2026

Corundum Aggregates With Microplastics Revealed by Raman Scattering and Fluorescence Study of Children's Urine in Hospital Environment.

Dmitri V Voronine, Beder Nourachi, Tien Dao, Humberto R Gutierrez, Raymond Heromin, JoAnn DeRosa, Antonika Ford, Steven Bruzek, Vera Ignjatovic, William Schleif and 1 more

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Dmitri V VoronineDepartment of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8841-7657
Beder NourachiDepartment of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Tien DaoDepartment of Computer Science, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Humberto R GutierrezDepartment of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Raymond HerominJohns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
JoAnn DeRosaJohns Hopkins All Children's Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
Antonika FordJohns Hopkins All Children's Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
Steven BruzekJohns Hopkins All Children's Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
Vera IgnjatovicJohns Hopkins All Children's Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5548-5813
William SchleifJohns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
Christopher W SnyderDepartment of Surgery, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.

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Johns Hopkins All Children's Foundation
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Abstract

Microplastics (MPs) have been of growing concern in recent years due to their potential adverse health effects and their role as carriers of hazardous substances. Various spectroscopic methods have been developed for the detection of MPs in human samples. However, the interaction of MPs with other environmental pollutants such as corundum dust (CD) has been less explored. This pilot study investigated the correlation between MPs and CD contamination in the urine of pediatric hospital patients using simultaneous Raman spectroscopy and fluorescence imaging. CD particles (CDPs) were detected in both patient urine samples and procedural controls from the pediatric hospital environment with high levels of CD/MP aggregates. In addition, we identified the association of certain MP types with CDPs, supporting the hypothesis that CD may act as a carrier of or scaffold for MPs. Our results suggest that CD might have a potential adverse health effect as a carrier of MPs, inspiring further research into CD pollution in humans and the environment.

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HospitalsMicroplasticsSpectrum Analysis, RamanChildDustHumansSpectrometry, FluorescenceDustMicroplasticscorundum dustfluorescencemicroplasticsRamanurine

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PMID42722357
PMCPMC13561584

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