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"Dust in the Fire" : First Investigation of Microplastics in Urban Road Dust via Magnetic Separation of Strong and Weak Components in Vienna, Austria

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Małgorzata Kida Sabina Ziembowicz, Sabina Ziembowicz, Sabina Ziembowicz, Sabina Ziembowicz, Sabina Ziembowicz, Sabina Ziembowicz, Małgorzata Kida Małgorzata Kida Małgorzata Kida Małgorzata Kida Małgorzata Kida Małgorzata Kida Małgorzata Kida Małgorzata Kida Małgorzata Kida Małgorzata Kida Małgorzata Kida Małgorzata Kida Sylwia Dytłow, Sylwia Dytłow, Sylwia Dytłow, Sylwia Dytłow, Sabina Ziembowicz, Małgorzata Kida Małgorzata Kida Małgorzata Kida Małgorzata Kida Sabina Ziembowicz, Sabina Ziembowicz, Sabina Ziembowicz, Sabina Ziembowicz, Sylwia Dytłow, Sabina Ziembowicz, Sabina Ziembowicz, Małgorzata Kida Małgorzata Kida Małgorzata Kida Małgorzata Kida Małgorzata Kida Sabina Ziembowicz, Sabina Ziembowicz, Sabina Ziembowicz, Sabina Ziembowicz, Sabina Ziembowicz, Sabina Ziembowicz, Sabina Ziembowicz, Sabina Ziembowicz, Małgorzata Kida

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Scientists found tiny plastic particles mixed with magnetic materials in street dust from Vienna, Austria - the first study of its kind in that city. Road dust containing these microplastics can become airborne and be inhaled by people, or wash into waterways where it pollutes the environment. This research helps us better understand how microplastics spread through urban areas and potentially affect human health through breathing contaminated dust.

Urban road dust in Vienna, Austria’s capital, is a complex reservoir of microplastics (MPs) and anthropogenic magnetic particles, acting as a vector and source of environmental pollution. This study presents the first comprehensive analysis of road dust in Vienna using magnetic separation to investigate MPs and their association with magnetic properties. Seven urban sites were sampled, and dust was fractionated into 0.2–0.1 mm, 0.1–0.05 mm, and

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