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Identificação e quantificação de microplásticos na atmosfera do Porto e riscos para a saúde humana

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Rui Pedro Moreira Santos

Summary

This study identified and quantified microplastics in the atmosphere of Porto, Portugal, characterizing airborne plastic particle types and concentrations and assessing potential health risks from inhalation exposure for city residents.

ii Resumo Os microplsticos so pequenos fragmentos de plsticos que possuem medidas inferiores a 5 mm, podendo j possuir esse tamanho ou atingi-lo por meio de degradao.Estando presentes na atmosfera, os microplsticos podem absorver/adsorver alguns poluentes do ar, com por exemplo, os que saem de escapes de automveis, assim como ligarem-se a compostos orgnicos, Hidrocarbonetos Aromticos Policclicos (PAHs) podendo ser considerados como cancergenos.Sendo assim a populao humana est exposta diariamente a microplsticos que contm em si compostos prejudiciais sade humana, havendo estudos com evidncias da presena de microplsticos na corrente sangunea alojando-se em rgos como os pulmes, crebro e feto.Neste trabalho cientfico pretende-se extrair os compostos de PAHs em amostras que

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