O que está nas nossas bebidas? Primeira comparação da contaminação por micropartículas antropogênicas em bebidas industrializadas no Brasil

https://doi.org/10.63923/smhs.2026.132

Resumo

Atualmente, a presença de micropartículas antropogênicas (MPAs) em produtos destinados ao consumo humano tem sido cada vez mais relatada na literatura científica. Contudo, em muitos países a presença desses poluentes em bebidas industrializadas ainda não foi avaliada. O presente estudo focou na abundância de MPAs em bebidas consumidas no Brasil: água mineral, refrigerante, suco (integral e não integral), leite e cerveja. MPAs foram encontradas em todas as amostras analisadas, com média de 101.89 ± 161.34 MPAs/L. A maior concentração média de MPAs foi detectada em suco de fruta envasado em embalagem cartonada (547.7 ± 427.7 MPAs/L), enquanto a menor foi encontrada em suco de fruta integral, envasado em garrafas PET (média de 9.1 ± 9.4 MPAs/L). O suco representa a principal fonte de exposição para a população brasileira, de acordo com a ingestão diária estimada, seguido por água e refrigerante, evidenciando uma exposição humana contínua desses contaminantes. Este estudo fornece uma base valiosa para futuras avaliações dos potenciais riscos à saúde associados à exposição humana às MPAs e para elaboração de políticas públicas voltadas para a redução de suas concentrações em produtos destinados ao consumo humano.

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