title: Synthetic particles as contaminants in German beers.
abstract: A total of 24 German beer brands was analysed for the contents of microplastic fibres, fragments and granular material. In all cases contamination was found. Counts ranged from 2 to 79 fibres L(-1), from 12 to 109 fragments L(-1) and from 2 to 66 granules L(-1). The results show a high variability between individual samples and samples from different production dates. Possible sources of this contamination with foreign materials are discussed.
authors: a Marine and Environmental Chemistry , MarChemConsult , Varel , Germany.
authors: Gerd
authors: G
authors: Liebezeit
authors: Elisabeth
authors: E
authors: Liebezeit
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001515:Beer / Q000032:analysis*; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005858:Germany; D010316:Particle Size; D010969:Plastics / Q000032:analysis*; D061149:Thysanoptera
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics
keywords: beer; contamination; synthetic fibre