Answer the following questions to assess your potential exposure to microplastics across different pathways.
1. How often do you drink hot beverages from disposable plastic* cups or paper cups lined with plastic? (most paper cups are lined with plastics and in this questionnaire plastic refers to fossil based synthetic polymers, or conventional plastic)
2. How often do you drink water from plastic bottles?
3. How often do you drink other beverages (soda, juice, energy drinks, beer, etc.) from plastic bottles or aluminum cans with plastic lining?
4. How often do you use plastic-containing tea bags?
5. Do you regularly drink tap water and do you filter your tap water with a system that removes microplastics?
6. How often do you heat food or drinks in plastic containers or covered with plastic wrap/film in the microwave?
7. How often do you eat seafood (fish, shrimp, mussels, oysters, scallops)?
8. What type of table salt do you mainly use?
9. How often do you consume highly processed meals (frozen pizza, instant noodles, canned soups, etc.)?
10. How often do you consume plastic-based chewing gum?
11. What material are the bristles of you toothbrush made of
12. How often do you use a plastic cutting board at home
13. Do you use plastic dishwasher or laundry pods wrapped in PVA/dissolvable film?
14. How often do you cook your food in pans with a plastic-based non-stick layer (Teflon/PTFE)?
15. How often do you use plastic utensils (spatula, ladle, etc.) when cooking hot food?
