Fig. 5: Influence of water hardness on the release of MPs and NPs from kettles over 100 boil cycles.

a Influence of tap water on the release of MPs concentration; b Influence of tap water on the release of NPs concentration; c Influence of tap water on the release of MPs and NPs; d The mass concentration of NPs released using tap water and MilliQ water; Horizontal axes show the number of boils; vertical axes show the amount released per cm2and mass concentrations.