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Particulate Matter (PM) and Fibers
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A comprehensive chapter reviewed multiple categories of airborne particulate matter, including ultrafine particles, engineered nanoparticles, asbestos fibers, man-made mineral fibers, and microplastics, detailing their sources, characteristics, and health implications. This comparative analysis underscores that microplastics share inhalation exposure pathways with other well-studied hazardous particles, warranting similar regulatory attention and health research.
In this chapter, the particulate matter (PM), ultrafine particles, engineered nanoparticles, fibers like asbestos and man-made mineral fibers, as well as microplastic are presented individually in detail. In addition to a brief description of the...
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Other Industrial Chemicals and Microplastics
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This chapter reviews the health and environmental profiles of industrial chemicals—including surfactants and copolymers found in textiles and consumer products—many of which contribute to or co-occur with microplastic pollution. Understanding the chemistry of these co-contaminants is important because microplastics in the environment rarely occur alone; they adsorb and concentrate industrial chemicals, potentially amplifying their toxic effects on wildlife and humans.
Microplastics and Pollutants
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This book pulls together existing research on tiny plastic particles (microplastics) found in water and soil, looking at what they're made of and the chemicals added to them during manufacturing. Understanding these building blocks matters because microplastics can end up in our food and water, and the chemical additives in them may pose health risks we're still working to fully understand. Since this is a summary of past studies rather than new experiments, it's most useful as a foundation for future research on how these pollutants might affect our bodies.
Micro and Nanoplastics: Contamination of Air
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This chapter reviews the contamination of air by micro- and nanoplastics, examining how these particles become airborne through fragmentation, industrial processes, and environmental transport. Atmospheric microplastics represent a direct inhalation exposure route for humans, linking global plastic production to respiratory health risks even in populations far from plastic waste sources.
Airborne Microplastics
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Microplastics and synthetic microfibers are released into both indoor and outdoor air from sources including textiles and tire abrasion, making airborne inhalation a significant and often overlooked human exposure route. Indoor air concentrations can exceed outdoor levels, meaning people may be inhaling microplastics continuously in their homes and workplaces with unknown long-term respiratory health consequences.
Airborne Microplastics
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Microplastics and synthetic microfibers are pervasive in both indoor and outdoor air, originating from textiles, tire wear, and other everyday sources, meaning humans are continuously inhaling these particles. Airborne microplastic exposure represents an underappreciated inhalation route that may have significant respiratory and systemic health consequences.
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