What is it about?
Atmospheric Microplastics can travel long distances suspended in air. It can reach remote areas, thereby effecting the environment and human health. This study systematically reviews the sources, transport, and interactions of atmospheric MPs in the atmospheric environment, and its impact on human health.
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Why is it important?
• Atmospheric microplastics are transported by Suspension, horizontal transport and deposition. • Local anthropogenic activities play a major role in determining local airborne MP abundances • MP act as a pollutant transport vector in the environment • MP can undergo cellular uptake and reach vital organs in humans
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This page is a summary of: Microplastics Aloft: A comprehensive exploration of sources, transport, variations, interactions and their implications on human health in the atmospheric realm, Earth-Science Reviews, August 2024, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2024.104864.
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