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Nano and Microplastic—Impact on Human Life
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Researchers review the history, chemistry, and health implications of nano- and microplastics, tracing plastic's origins from the first synthetic materials in the 1860s to today's pervasive environmental contamination and documented accumulation in human tissues and organs.
The word plastic comes from the Greek word ‘plastikos’, which means to be shaped or molded. The first man-made plastic was created by Alexander Parkes in 1862; its material is known as Parkesine. It was organic and derived from the cellulose on the...
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