Health impacts of environmental contamination of micro- and nanoplastics: a review

• Main Authors: Baorong Jiang (Author), Alexandra E Kauffman (Author), Lei Li (Author), Wayne McFee (Author), Bo Cai (Author), John Weinstein (Author), Jamie R Lead (Author), Saurabh Chatterjee (Author), Geoffrey I Scott (Author), Shuo Xiao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Plastics are extensively used in our daily life. However, a significant amount of plastic waste is discharged to the environment directly or via improper reuse or recycling. Degradation of plastic waste generates micro- or nano-sized plastic particles that are defined as micro- or nanoplast...