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Generation, Assessment, and Mitigation of Microplastics
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This chapter provided a comprehensive overview of how microplastics are generated, how they are assessed across different environmental matrices, and what mitigation techniques exist for reducing their spread and impact. A full-lifecycle understanding of microplastic generation through mitigation is essential for designing policies and interventions that can meaningfully reduce human exposure via food, water, and air.
This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the issues related to microplastics including their generation, assessment, and mitigation techniques. Microplastics are available everywhere in the environment and pose a great challenge due to their potential...
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