Overview on the occurrence of microplastics in air and implications from the use of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Environmental pollution from microplastics (MPs) in air is a matter of growing concern because of human health implications. Airborne MPs can be directly and continuously inhaled in air environments. Especially high MPs contributions can be found in indoor air due to the erosion and breakage of consumer, domestic and construction products, although there is little information available on their sources and concentrations and the risks they might pose. This is in part due to the fact that sampling and analysis of airborne MPs is a complex and multistep procedure where techniques used are not yet standardized. In this study, we provide an overview on the presence of MPs in indoor air, potential health impacts, the available methods for their sampling and detection and implications from the use of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:800

Enthalten in:

The Science of the total environment - 800(2021) vom: 15. Dez., Seite 149555

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Torres-Agullo, A [VerfasserIn]
Karanasiou, A [VerfasserIn]
Moreno, T [VerfasserIn]
Lacorte, S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Air pollution
Face masks
Health risk
Indoor air
Journal Article
Microplastics
Particulate matter
Plastics
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 22.10.2021

Date Revised 21.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149555

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329696106