Ali Karami

Ali Karami


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Academic Career Length

16Years (2011-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 February 2017 in Science of The Total Environment
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AKAli Karami
Ali Karami
AGAbolfazl Golieskardi
Abolfazl Golieskardi
CCCheng Keong Choo
Cheng Keong Choo
NRNicholas Romano
Nicholas Romano
YHYu Bin Ho
Yu Bin Ho
BSBabak Salamatinia
Babak Salamatinia

6 April 2017 in Scientific Reports
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Ali Karami
AGAbolfazl Golieskardi
Abolfazl Golieskardi
CCCheng Keong Choo
Cheng Keong Choo
VLVincent Larat
Vincent Larat
TGTamara S. Galloway
Tamara S. Galloway
BSBabak Salamatinia
Babak Salamatinia
The occurrence of microplastics (MPs) in saltwater bodies is relatively well studied, but nothing is known about their presence in most of the commercial salts that are widely consumed by humans across the globe. Here, we extracted MP-like particles larger than 149 μm from 17 salt brands originating from 8 different countries followed by the identification of their polymer composition using micro-Raman spectroscopy. Microplastics were absent in one brand while others contained between 1 to 10 MPs/Kg of salt. Out of the 72 extracted particles, 41.6% were plastic polymers, 23.6% were pigments, 5.50% were amorphous carbon, and 29.1% remained unidentified. The particle size (mean ± SD) was 515 ± 171 μm. The most common plastic polymers were polypropylene (40.0%) and polyethylene (33.3%). Fragments were the primary form of MPs (63.8%) followed by filaments (25.6%) and films (10.6%). According to our results, the low level of anthropogenic particles intake from the salts (maximum 37 particles per individual per annum) warrants negligible health impacts. However, to better understand the health risks associated with salt consumption, further development in extraction protocols are needed to isolate anthropogenic particles smaller than 149 μm.

1 November 2016 in Environmental Research
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AKAli Karami
Ali Karami
NRNicholas Romano
Nicholas Romano
TGTamara Galloway
Tamara Galloway
HHHazilawati Hamzah
Hazilawati Hamzah

1 January 2018 in Science of The Total Environment
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AKAli Karami
Ali Karami
AGAbolfazl Golieskardi
Abolfazl Golieskardi
CCCheng Keong Choo
Cheng Keong Choo
VLVincent Larat
Vincent Larat
SKSamaneh Karbalaei
Samaneh Karbalaei
BSBabak Salamatinia
Babak Salamatinia

1 April 2017 in Environmental Pollution
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AKAli Karami
Ali Karami
DGDavid B. Groman
David B. Groman
Scott P. WilsonScott P. Wilson
Scott P. Wilson
PIPatimah Ismail
Patimah Ismail
VNVasantha K. Neela
Vasantha K. Neela

1 October 2017 in Chemosphere
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Ali Karami