Brewing plastics: OCT reveals microplastic release from nylon tea bags in simulated brewed tea infusions

Pramoda Maheshi Jayasekara, Praveen Abhishek, Bimsara Sandaruwan Kahandawala, Nisala Damith, Manura Weerasinghe, Nipun Shantha Kahatapitiya, Bhagya Nathali Silva, Shiromi Karunaratne, Ruchire Eranga Wijesinghe, Udaya Wijenayake, Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha, Meththika Vithanage

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DOI: 10.1039/d5em00644a
Published: 2026
Container: Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
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@article{allodium:10.1039/d5em00644a,
  title = {Brewing plastics: OCT reveals microplastic release from nylon tea bags in simulated brewed tea infusions},
  author = {Pramoda Maheshi Jayasekara and Praveen Abhishek and Bimsara Sandaruwan Kahandawala and Nisala Damith and Manura Weerasinghe and Nipun Shantha Kahatapitiya and Bhagya Nathali Silva and Shiromi Karunaratne and Ruchire Eranga Wijesinghe and Udaya Wijenayake and Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha and Meththika Vithanage},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Environmental Science: Processes \&amp; Impacts},
  doi = {10.1039/d5em00644a},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1039/d5em00644a}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Brewing plastics: OCT reveals microplastic release from nylon tea bags in simulated brewed tea infusions
AU  - Pramoda Maheshi Jayasekara
AU  - Praveen Abhishek
AU  - Bimsara Sandaruwan Kahandawala
AU  - Nisala Damith
AU  - Manura Weerasinghe
AU  - Nipun Shantha Kahatapitiya
AU  - Bhagya Nathali Silva
AU  - Shiromi Karunaratne
AU  - Ruchire Eranga Wijesinghe
AU  - Udaya Wijenayake
AU  - Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha
AU  - Meththika Vithanage
PY  - 2026
JO  - Environmental Science: Processes &amp; Impacts
DO  - 10.1039/d5em00644a
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1039/d5em00644a
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Jayasekara, P. M., Abhishek, P., Kahandawala, B. S., Damith, N., Weerasinghe, M., Kahatapitiya, N. S., Silva, B. N., Karunaratne, S., Wijesinghe, R. E., Wijenayake, U., Rajapaksha, A. U., & Vithanage, M. (2026). Brewing plastics: OCT reveals microplastic release from nylon tea bags in simulated brewed tea infusions. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. https://doi.org/10.1039/d5em00644a

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