Using an air blast plus alcohol rinse on bottled caps reduces microplastic shedding compared to untreated crowns.

“Cleaning matters: bottles capped with untreated crowns shed 287 particles /L, but a simple air-blast plus alcohol rinse cut that to 87 particles /L.”

“So bottled caps with untreated crowns, they they shed 287 L per part per per liter of water. But a simple air blast plus alcohol rinse cut that to 87 particles.”

“So bottled caps with untreated crowns, they they shed 287 L per part per per liter of water. But a simple air blast plus alcohol rinse cut that to 87 particles.”

“Uncleaned caps drove contamination levels as high as 287 MPs/L, while cleaning caps greatly reduced microplastic contamination by up to 70%.”