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Nanoplastics: Emerging Threat in Global Plastic Pollution
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This review examines nanoplastics as an emerging global threat within the broader plastic pollution crisis, discussing their sources, environmental distribution, and potential ecological and human health risks as a distinct concern from larger microplastic particles.
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