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Chemical and granulometric characterization of microplastics in indoor dust
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Researchers developed and validated a method using successive sieving combined with pyrolysis-GC-MS to identify and measure microplastics in the fine indoor dust fraction that adheres to hands — a critical but understudied human exposure route. Applied to 20 households in France, the method provides a foundation for establishing health reference values for indoor microplastic ingestion via hand-to-mouth contact.
L'ingestion de poussières d'intérieurs constitue une voie d'exposition aux microplastiques encore peu documentée. L'évaluation de leur impact sanitaire requiert des données granulométriques et de quantification massique, difficilement accessibles par les techniques spectroscopiques classiques. Nous avons développé et validé une méthodologie combinant tamisages successifs et analyse par Pyrolyse-GC-MS pour identifier et quantifier les MP dans la fraction adhérant aux mains (inférieur à 250 µm), appliquée à des poussières collectées dans 20 logements. À terme, ces travaux pourraient contribuer à établir des valeurs de référence et mieux caractériser les risques sanitaires associés à cette exposition.
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