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. 2022 Dec 14;260(1):22. doi: 10.1007/s44169-022-00023-9

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Fig. 4 — The additives in MFs and human exposure pathways of additives in textiles. The exposure amounts (i.e., estimated daily intake (EDI) values, expressed in the unit of ng/kg BW/d or μg/kg BW/d), were obtained from the literature (Fernandez–Arribas et al. 2021; Liu and Mabury 2021; Liu et al. 2020; Muensterman et al. 2022; Tang et al. 2020; Wang et al. 2022; Xue et al. 2017). Average body weight was assumed to be 70 kg for adult. We assumed that the mask is worn 260 days per year and clothes are worn 365 days per year. The unit of exposure amounts is expressed as μg/year in Fig. 4. Icons are created with BioRender.com. (MFs: microplastic fibers; PAEs: phthalates; BPA: bisphenol A; OPEs: organophosphorus esters; AOs: synthetic antioxidants, including synthetic phenolic antioxidants and organophosphite antioxidants; PFAS: per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances)