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Communicating Threats and Potential Opportunities to Reduce Microplastic Pollution with Key Stakeholders
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This review examines the occurrence of microplastics in indoor environments, covering dust, air, and household items as sources of human exposure. Synthetic textiles are identified as the dominant indoor source, with estimated daily inhalation exposure exceeding dietary ingestion for many people.
Plastic pollution has attracted considerable media attention from the public, governments, and industry in the past decade resulting in increased awareness of the direct environmental, economic and human health impacts [...]
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