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Are the Risks from Microplastics Truly Trivial?

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This letter to the editor responds to a claim that microplastic risks are trivial, arguing that the evidence for harm is sufficient to warrant precautionary action. The author contends that waiting for certainty before acting on microplastic risks could lead to irreversible environmental and health consequences.

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVLetter to the EditorNEXTAre the Risks from Microplastics Truly Trivial?Robert C. Hale*View Author Information Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062, United States*E-mail: [email protected]Cite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2018, 52, 3, 931Publication Date (Web):January 26, 2018Publication History Received22 December 2017Accepted16 January 2018Revised11 January 2018Published online26 January 2018Published inissue 6 February 2018https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.7b06615https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b06615article-commentaryACS PublicationsCopyright © 2018 American Chemical Society. This publication is available under these Terms of Use. Request reuse permissions This publication is free to access through this site. Learn MoreArticle Views4089Altmetric-Citations34LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail PDF (233 KB) Get e-AlertscloseSUBJECTS:Environmental pollution,Particle size,Plastics,Polymers Get e-Alerts

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