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Nanoplastics
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What are nanoplastics? An engineer explains concerns about particles too small to see
2024
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Mohan Qin
Summary
Researchers explain that nanoplastics — the smallest category of microplastics, far narrower than a human hair — are poorly understood in terms of their composition, structure, and environmental breakdown, raising significant concerns about their potential risks to ecosystems and human health.
Nanoplastics are the smallest microplastics, far narrower than a human hair. Very little is known about their composition, structure or how they break down in the environment.