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Plastic breath: Quantification of microplastics and polymer additives in airborne particles

The Science of The Total Environment 2024 32 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 65 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.
Donatella Pomata, Jacopo La Nasa, Jacopo La Nasa, Leonardo Barlucchi, Jacopo La Nasa, Alessio Ceccarini, Leonardo Barlucchi, Jacopo La Nasa, Jacopo La Nasa, Jacopo La Nasa, Jacopo La Nasa, Jacopo La Nasa, Greta Biale Donatella Pomata, Greta Biale Greta Biale Greta Biale Greta Biale Greta Biale Donatella Pomata, Greta Biale Greta Biale Jacopo La Nasa, Jacopo La Nasa, Jacopo La Nasa, Jacopo La Nasa, Jacopo La Nasa, Jacopo La Nasa, Jacopo La Nasa, Jacopo La Nasa, Jacopo La Nasa, Francesca Modugno, Leonardo Barlucchi, Leonardo Barlucchi, Leonardo Barlucchi, Leonardo Barlucchi, Patrizia Di Filippo, Greta Biale Greta Biale Greta Biale Greta Biale Greta Biale Patrizia Di Filippo, Francesca Modugno, Greta Biale Jacopo La Nasa, Jacopo La Nasa, Greta Biale Francesca Modugno, Jacopo La Nasa, Greta Biale Greta Biale Greta Biale Leonardo Barlucchi, Leonardo Barlucchi, Alessio Ceccarini, Jacopo La Nasa, Alessio Ceccarini, Greta Biale Francesca Modugno, Carmela Riccardi, Greta Biale Leonardo Barlucchi, Leonardo Barlucchi, Francesca Modugno, Jacopo La Nasa, Leonardo Barlucchi, Francesca Modugno, Jacopo La Nasa, Alessio Ceccarini, Alessio Ceccarini, Alessio Ceccarini, Alessio Ceccarini, Alessio Ceccarini, Jacopo La Nasa, Alessio Ceccarini, Alessio Ceccarini, Francesca Modugno, Alessio Ceccarini, Alessio Ceccarini, Alessio Ceccarini, Leonardo Barlucchi, Greta Biale Francesca Buiarelli, Donatella Pomata, Greta Biale Francesca Modugno, Jacopo La Nasa, Francesca Modugno, Alessio Ceccarini, Jacopo La Nasa, Francesca Modugno, Jacopo La Nasa, Jacopo La Nasa, Jacopo La Nasa, Francesca Modugno, Francesca Modugno, Patrizia Di Filippo, Patrizia Di Filippo, Patrizia Di Filippo, Carmela Riccardi, Alessio Ceccarini, Alessio Ceccarini, Alessio Ceccarini, Alessio Ceccarini, Donatella Pomata, Francesca Modugno, Jacopo La Nasa, Patrizia Di Filippo, Francesca Modugno, Carmela Riccardi, Donatella Pomata, Donatella Pomata, Giulia Simonetti, Francesca Modugno, Francesca Modugno, Francesca Modugno, Carmela Riccardi, Carmela Riccardi, Francesca Buiarelli, Francesca Modugno, Jacopo La Nasa, Francesca Modugno, Jacopo La Nasa, Alessio Ceccarini, Alessio Ceccarini, Francesca Modugno, Francesca Modugno, Jacopo La Nasa, Francesca Modugno, Francesca Modugno, Carmela Riccardi, Francesca Modugno, Francesca Buiarelli, Francesca Modugno, Francesca Buiarelli, Francesca Buiarelli, Francesca Buiarelli, Francesca Modugno, Francesca Modugno, Francesca Modugno, Francesca Modugno, Francesca Modugno, Greta Biale Greta Biale Francesca Modugno, Giulia Simonetti, Giulia Simonetti, Giulia Simonetti, Francesca Modugno, Francesca Modugno, Alessio Ceccarini, Francesca Modugno, Giulia Simonetti, Francesca Modugno, Francesca Modugno, Giulia Simonetti, Francesca Modugno, Francesca Modugno, Jacopo La Nasa, Francesca Modugno, Greta Biale Jacopo La Nasa, Greta Biale

Summary

Researchers measured microplastics and their chemical additives in airborne dust at an electronics recycling plant, identifying ten different plastic types and eight classes of additives including flame retardants and phthalates. The findings confirm that people can inhale microplastics along with potentially harmful chemicals at work, raising concerns about respiratory and overall health risks from airborne plastic pollution.

Body Systems
Respiratory

The widespread extensive use of synthetic polymers has led to a substantial environmental crisis caused by plastic pollution, with microplastics detected in various environments and posing risks to both human health and ecosystems. The possibility of plastic fragments to be dispersed in the air as particles and inhaled by humans may cause damage to the respiratory and other body systems. Therefore, there is a particular need to study microplastics as air pollutants. In this study, we tested a combination of analytical pyrolysis, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and gas and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to identify and quantify both microplastics and their additives in airborne particulate matter and settled dust within a workplace environment: a WEEE treatment plant. Using this combined approach, we were able to accurately quantify ten synthetic polymers and eight classes of polymer additives. The identified additives include phthalates, adipates, citrates, sebacates, trimellitates, benzoates, organophosphates, and newly developed brominated flame retardants.

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