Concerns about the methodology used in the paper "Discovery and analysis of microplastics in human bone marrow" (J Hazard Mater 2024)

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Kılıç H.

JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, vol.502, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Letter
  • Volume: 502
  • Publication Date: 2026
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.140916
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Compendex, EMBASE, Environment Index, Geobase, INSPEC, Public Affairs Index
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

To the Editor, I read with great interest the article by Guo et al. [1], entitled “Discovery and analysis of microplastics in human bone marrow” (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 477, 135266), which represents a pioneering effort to demonstrate the presence of microplastics (MPs) in human bone marrow. While this work contributes valuable early insight into human internal MP exposure, several methodological inconsistencies require clarification to ensure the scientific robustness and reproducibility of the findings.