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Photochemical Processes: Solution or Problem for Microplastics in the Environment?

˜The œhandbook of environmental chemistry 2024
Stuart McMichael, Jeremy Hamilton, Pilar Fernández‐Ibañez, John Byrne

Summary

Researchers investigate photochemical processes as both a potential solution and a contributor to microplastic pollution, examining how UV-driven degradation can fragment larger plastics into nanoplastics while also exploring photocatalysis as a remediation strategy.

There is growing concern about the environmental and human health effects of micro- and nanoplastics (NP) which have been released into the environment. These particles which are from anthropogenic origin are now ubiquitous in the environment and have been found in...

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