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Microplastics in hot water

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Feeding infants with formula requires heating water and bottles for sterilization and formula preparation. Plastic infant feeding bottles are commonly used, and now their potential to release microplastics has been explored at a global scale.

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Schwabl, P. Microplastics in hot water. Nat Food 1, 671–672 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-020-00174-9

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