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Potential Environmental Contamination by Microplastics
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This paper reviews the sources, types, and environmental pathways of microplastics, which range from 0.1 micrometers to 5 mm and are generated both as primary manufactured particles and from the breakdown of larger plastics. As these particles accumulate across land, water, and air, their potential to carry toxic chemicals into human bodies is an escalating public health concern.
Microplastics (MPs), an emerging potential environmental contaminant which have been produced as a result of increased manufacturing and consumption of plastic goods in our environment. These MPs size range between 0.1 μm to 5 mm and generated via primary...
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