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Microscopic plastic particles – microplastics – are a global issue for aquatic habitats. Recently, they have been reported in indoor and outdoor air raising concern for public health due to the potential for exposure via inhalation. However, very little is known about airborne microplastics, including their spatial and temporal concentrations; chemical composition; and, importantly, whether they occur in the inhalable size range [1].
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Kelly, F.J., Levermore, J., Wright, S. (2020). Inhalable Microplastics: A New Cause for Concern?. In: Cocca, M., et al. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea. ICMPMS 2019. Springer Water. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45909-3_17
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