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Table Salt Contains Microplastics

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Table Salt Contains Microplastics

塑料sù liào垃圾lā jī泛滥fàn làn,已经yǐ jīng给gěi环境huán jìng带dài来lái灾难zāi nàn,也yě威胁wēi xié着zhe人们rén men的de健康jiàn kāng。

塑料sù liào很hěn难nán降解jiàng jiě,会huì以yǐ微wēi塑料sù liào的de形式xíng shì长cháng时间shí jiān存在cún zài于yú食物shí wù链liàn中zhōng,最终zuì zhōng通过tōng guò饮水yǐn shuǐ和hé食物shí wù进入jìn rù到dào我们wǒ men的de身体shēn tǐ里lǐ。

微wēi塑料sù liào,是shì指zhǐ很hěn小xiǎo的de塑料sù liào颗粒kē lì以及yǐ jí纺织fǎng zhī纤维xiān wéi。

有yǒu调查diào chá发现fā xiàn,商店shāng diàn里lǐ出售chū shòu的de包装bāo zhuāng食盐shí yán中zhōng,超过chāo guò90%含有hán yǒu微wēi塑料sù liào。

研究yán jiū人员rén yuán对duì21个gè国家guó jiā和hé地区dì qū的de39个gè品牌pǐn pái的de食盐shí yán进行jìn xíng了le抽样chōu yàng检查jiǎn chá,只zhǐ有yǒu3个gè样品yàng pǐn没有méi yǒu可kě检测jiǎn cè到dào的de微wēi塑料sù liào。

研究yán jiū人员rén yuán根据gēn jù研究yán jiū结果jié guǒ估计gū jì,普通pǔ tōng成年人chéng nián rén每měi年nián通过tōng guò食盐shí yán吃chī进jìn约yuē2000粒lì微wēi塑料sù liào。

不过bù guò,这zhè仍然réng rán只zhǐ占zhàn一yī个gè人rén可能kě néng摄入shè rù的de微wēi塑料sù liào量liàng的de很hěn小xiǎo一yī部分bù fen。

此cǐ前qián研究yán jiū显示xiǎn shì,人们rén men会huì通过tōng guò自来水zì lái shuǐ、软体动物ruǎn tǐ dòng wù、空气kōng qì和hé食盐shí yán这zhè4种zhǒng途径tú jìng摄入shè rù3.2万wàn粒lì微wēi塑料sù liào。

人们rén men摄入shè rù的de微wēi塑料sù liào中zhōng有yǒu大约dà yuē80%是shì从cóng空气kōng qì吸入xī rù的de,从cóng食盐shí yán中zhōng摄入shè rù的de微wēi塑料sù liào只zhǐ占zhàn到dào全部quán bù摄入shè rù量liàng的de大约dà yuē6%。

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Vocabulary 104 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
塑料 sù liàoplastic; plastics (general term for synthetic polymer materials)
垃圾 lā jītrash / refuse / garbage
泛滥 fàn lànto overflow; to inundate; to flood / (fig.) to proliferate unchecked
已经 yǐ jīngalready
给 gěito / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
环境 huán jìngenvironment / circumstances / surroundings
带 dàito wear / to carry / to take along / to bear / to bring
来 láihither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker)
灾难 zāi nàndisaster; catastrophe
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
威胁 wēi xiéto threaten; to menace
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
人们 rén menpeople
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
健康 jiàn kānghealth
很 hěnvery; quite
难 nándifficult (to...) / difficult
降解 jiàng jiěto degrade
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
以 yǐby means of / according to / in order to / because of / at
微 wēione millionth part of / micro-
形式 xíng shìouter appearance / form / shape / formality
长 chánglong
时间 shí jiāntime
存在 cún zàito exist / to be
于 yú(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
食物 shí wùfood
链 liànchain / cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m) / chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m)
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
最终 zuì zhōngfinal; ultimate
通过 tōng guòby means of; through; via
饮水 yǐn shuǐdrinking water
和 héand; together with
进入 jìn rùto enter / to join / to go into
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
身体 shēn tǐthe body
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
指 zhǐto point at or to / to indicate or refer to
小 xiǎosmall / tiny / few
颗粒 kē lìkernel / granule / granulated (sugar, chemical product)
以及 yǐ jíand; as well as
纺织 fǎng zhīspinning and weaving
纤维 xiān wéifiber
有 yǒuto have; there is
调查 diào cháinvestigation / inquiry / survey / (opinion) poll
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
商店 shāng diànstore; shop
出售 chū shòuto sell / to offer for sale / to put on the market
包装 bāo zhuāngpackaging; packing materials
食盐 shí yánedible salt; table salt
超过 chāo guòto surpass / to exceed / to outstrip
含有 hán yǒuto contain
研究 yán jiūresearch / a study
人员 rén yuánstaff / crew / personnel
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
国家 guó jiācountry; nation; state
地区 dì qūregion; area (informal or geographical term)
品牌 pǐn páibrand; brand name
进行 jìn xíng(of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
抽样 chōu yàngsample; sampling
检查 jiǎn cháinspection
只 zhǐonly; merely; just
样品 yàng pǐnsample; specimen
没有 méi yǒuto not have
可 kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able
检测 jiǎn cèto detect / to test
根据 gēn jùaccording to / based on
结果 jié guǒoutcome; result; consequence
估计 gū jìto estimate; to assess; to calculate / (coll.) to reckon; to think (that ...)
普通 pǔ tōngcommon / ordinary / general / average
成年人 chéng nián rénadult person
每 měieach / every
年 niányear
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
进 jìnto go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit
约 yuēapproximately
粒 lìclassifier for small round objects
不过 bù guòbut / however
这 zhèthis; these
仍然 réng ránstill; as before; yet
占 zhànto take possession of / to occupy / to take up
一 yīone / single / a (article)
人 rénperson; people
可能 kě néngpossible / probable
摄入 shè rùto take in / to absorb / to consume
量 liàngcapacity / quantity / amount
部分 bù fenpart; portion; piece
此 cǐthis; these
前 qiánago / before / BC / former / formerly
显示 xiǎn shìto show / to illustrate / to display / to demonstrate
自来水 zì lái shuǐrunning water; tap water
软体动物 ruǎn tǐ dòng wùmollusk
空气 kōng qìair / atmosphere
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
途径 tú jìngway; means; channel
万 wànten thousand / a great number
大约 dà yuēapproximately
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
吸入 xī rùto breathe in / to suck in / to inhale
全部 quán bùwhole; all