There's something in the air: A review of sources, prevalence and behaviour of microplastics in the atmosphere
University of Queensland · University of Exeter · +3 more institutions
Abstract
/day (indoor), including polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate. Concentrations varied between indoor and outdoor deposition (p 0.05). Road dust concentrations varied between 2 ± 2 and 477 microplastics/g (mean), consisting of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, polypropylene. Mean outdoor dust concentrations ranged from 0.05). The minimum size of microplastics were smaller within outdoor dust (p > 0.05). Although comparability is hindered by differing sampling methods, analytical techniques, polymers investigated, spectral libraries and inconsistent terminology, this review provides a synopsis of knowledge to date regarding atmospheric microplastics.
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9Topics & keywords
- Microplastics
- Deposition (geology)
- Polypropylene
- Polyethylene
- Environmental science
- Polyethylene terephthalate
- Environmental chemistry
- Chemistry