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<p>Rhizomatous traditional Chinese medicines (RTCMs) are widely crushed into powder and swallowed directly as medicine and food or health products to treat various diseases; however, they may contain toxic microplastics (MPs) and heavy metals. Currently, there are no reports on the detection of MPs and MP–heavy metal synergies in RTCMs. In this study, we selected eight representative RTCMs to investigate the abundance, types, sizes, and polymers of MP and heavy metals and to assess the level of contamination of MPs and synergies between MPs and heavy metals in RTCMs. The abundance of MPs in different RTCM ranged from 20.83 to 43.65 items/g. The dominant type was fragment (95.43%), and the dominant particle size was &lt; 0.5&#xa0;mm (73.72%) in MPs. Polyurethane (PU) (29.21%) and acrylics (ACR 13.53%) were the dominant polymers of MP. MP polymers showed obvious correlations with type and particle size: PU was enriched in 0–50-mm and 100–300-mm fragments, whereas ethylene vinyl acetate and ACR were enriched in 0–30-mm fibers. The heavy metals arsenic (As), lead (Pb), and chromium (Cr) were found to be more susceptible to synergistic contamination with MPs in RTCMs compared to other heavy metals. The estimated daily intake (EDI) of the MPs and heavy metals for RG (<i>Rehmannia glutinosa</i>) and RAY (<i>Rhizoma atractylodis</i>) were higher than others. The results showed that MP pollution is common in RTCMs and carries the potential risk of heavy metal or MP poisoning in humans who consume RTCMs.</p>

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The coexistence characteristics of microplastics and heavy metals in rhizomes of traditional Chinese medicine in mulch planting area

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年2月12日

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  • Cong Xiao,
  • Jiabin Zhou,
  • Wen Xiong,
  • Xiaochuan Ye

摘要

Rhizomatous traditional Chinese medicines (RTCMs) are widely crushed into powder and swallowed directly as medicine and food or health products to treat various diseases; however, they may contain toxic microplastics (MPs) and heavy metals. Currently, there are no reports on the detection of MPs and MP–heavy metal synergies in RTCMs. In this study, we selected eight representative RTCMs to investigate the abundance, types, sizes, and polymers of MP and heavy metals and to assess the level of contamination of MPs and synergies between MPs and heavy metals in RTCMs. The abundance of MPs in different RTCM ranged from 20.83 to 43.65 items/g. The dominant type was fragment (95.43%), and the dominant particle size was < 0.5 mm (73.72%) in MPs. Polyurethane (PU) (29.21%) and acrylics (ACR 13.53%) were the dominant polymers of MP. MP polymers showed obvious correlations with type and particle size: PU was enriched in 0–50-mm and 100–300-mm fragments, whereas ethylene vinyl acetate and ACR were enriched in 0–30-mm fibers. The heavy metals arsenic (As), lead (Pb), and chromium (Cr) were found to be more susceptible to synergistic contamination with MPs in RTCMs compared to other heavy metals. The estimated daily intake (EDI) of the MPs and heavy metals for RG (Rehmannia glutinosa) and RAY (Rhizoma atractylodis) were higher than others. The results showed that MP pollution is common in RTCMs and carries the potential risk of heavy metal or MP poisoning in humans who consume RTCMs.