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Occurrence and exposure assessment of microplastics in indoor dusts of buildings with different applications in Bushehr and Shiraz cities, Iran
The Science of The Total Environment2022
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Azam Mohammadi,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Sina Dobaradaran
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Azam Mohammadi,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Azam Mohammadi,
Azam Mohammadi,
Azam Mohammadi,
Fatemeh Sadat Kashfi,
Fatemeh Sadat Kashfi,
Fatemeh Sadat Kashfi,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Fatemeh Sadat Kashfi,
Fatemeh Sadat Kashfi,
Fatemeh Sadat Kashfi,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Azam Mohammadi,
Azam Mohammadi,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Azam Mohammadi,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Azam Mohammadi,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Azam Mohammadi,
Sina Dobaradaran
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Sina Dobaradaran
Sina Dobaradaran
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Azam Mohammadi,
Sina Dobaradaran
Sina Dobaradaran,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Azam Mohammadi,
Bahman Ramavandi,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Bahman Ramavandi,
Sina Dobaradaran
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Azam Mohammadi,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran
Sina Dobaradaran
Sina Dobaradaran
Sina Dobaradaran
Sina Dobaradaran
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Bahman Ramavandi,
Bahman Ramavandi,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Bahman Ramavandi,
Bahman Ramavandi,
Bahman Ramavandi,
Bahman Ramavandi,
Reza Saeedi,
Hossein Arfaeinia,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Hossein Arfaeinia,
Sina Dobaradaran
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Reza Saeedi,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Reza Saeedi,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Azam Mohammadi,
Azam Mohammadi,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Hossein Arfaeinia,
Sina Dobaradaran
Sina Dobaradaran
Sina Dobaradaran
Sina Dobaradaran
Bahman Ramavandi,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Hossein Arfaeinia,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Sina Dobaradaran
Bahman Ramavandi,
Bahman Ramavandi,
Bahman Ramavandi,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Bahman Ramavandi,
Hossein Arfaeinia,
Sina Dobaradaran
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Bahman Ramavandi,
Hossein Arfaeinia,
Sina Dobaradaran
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Reza Saeedi,
Reza Saeedi,
Bahman Ramavandi,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Reza Saeedi,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Sina Dobaradaran
Bahman Ramavandi,
Bahman Ramavandi,
Bahman Ramavandi,
Bahman Ramavandi,
Bahman Ramavandi,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Reza Saeedi,
Sina Dobaradaran
Sina Dobaradaran
Reza Saeedi,
Reza Saeedi,
Reza Saeedi,
Sina Dobaradaran
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Reza Saeedi,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Reza Saeedi,
Reza Saeedi,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Sina Dobaradaran
Sina Dobaradaran
Sina Dobaradaran
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre,
Sina Dobaradaran
Sina Dobaradaran
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran
Summary
Researchers measured microplastic levels in indoor dust from homes, mosques, hospitals, kindergartens, and universities in two Iranian cities, finding an average of 80 to 90 particles per milligram of dust. Kindergartens had the highest concentrations, and polyethylene fibers were the most common type across all buildings. The study found that infants in kindergartens face the highest daily microplastic exposure from breathing and accidentally swallowing indoor dust.
The increase in annual usage of plastics for different purposes has led to an increase in microplastics (MPs) particles in various environments including inside of buildings. In the present study, levels and characteristics of MPs in the indoor dust of buildings with different uses including residential house, mosque, hospital, kindergarten, and university in two cities, Bushehr port and Shiraz in Iran, were determined. Thirty dust samples from various buildings were collected. The average numbers of MPs in the indoor dust of buildings of Shiraz and Bushehr were 90.8 and 80.8 items/mg, respectively. Fiber and polyethylene (PE) were the most common shape and polymer types of identified MPs, respectively. The highest number of MPs was observed in the indoor dust of kindergartens with a mean number of 121 items/mg in Bushehr and 104 items/mg in Shiraz. Except for mosques, a significant difference (p-value <0.05) were not observed between the MPs levels of buildings with similar applications in Bushehr and Shiraz cities. In addition, the high daily intake to MPs via indoor dust ingestion and inhalation were found for infants in kindergartens and mosques. The results of this study showed that MPs are present in high concentrations in indoor environments and may pose a high exposure risk for different age groups.