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Usage of Microplastic Beads in Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Industry: A Review
2024
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Pooja M. Patil,
Pranjali Mahamuni‐Badiger,
Rachana R. Ingavale,
Pratikshkumar R. Patel,
Maruti J. Dhanavade
Summary
Researchers reviewed how microplastic beads are widely used in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, warning that these particles can take decades to break down in the environment and pose growing risks to ecosystems and potentially human health through ongoing exposure.
Environmentalists and researchers have expressed future alarm over the widespread usage of microplastic beads in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. The microplastics used in those industries take decades to break down and are dangerous for both the ecosystem...