Tea Polyphenol Increases Nanoplastics Release from Plastic Cups but Mitigates Potential Detrimental Effects during Simulated Tea Drinking

Key Points

• This research aims to investigate how tea polyphenols affect the release of nanoplastics from plastic cups during tea consumption.
• Simulated tea drinking experiments
• Assessment of nanoplastics release from packaging materials
• Comparative analysis between cups containing tea polyphenols and control cups
• Tea polyphenols increased the release of nanoplastics from plastic cups.
• The potential adverse effects of nanoplastics were mitigated during simulated tea drinking.