The indoor exposure of microplastics in different environments
The indoor exposure of microplastics in different environments
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微塑料在不同环境下的室内暴露情况
DOI:
10.1016/j.gr.2021.10.023
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发表时间:
2022-08-01
影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
Guo, Xuetao
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作者:
Ouyang, Zhuozhi;Mao, Ruofan;Guo, Xuetao
The atmospheric microplastics (MPs) in indoor environment have attracted great attention in recent years. In the study, we selected five indoor study cases with students of different as the research objects, including kindergartens, primary schools, middle schools, high schools and university. The atmospheric MPs fallouts were continuously collected in the different study rooms. Simultaneously, the morphological characteristics and composition of MPs were also investigated. The level of MPs pollution greatly varied due to different characteristics of indoor environments. The highest and lowest abundance of MPs appeared in senior high school and kindergarten classroom, respectively. Fibers were the main form of MPs, since fibers were easily detached from the textile products. Besides, the abundance of MPs was significantly related to indoor population density and duration of human activity. This study provides the first evidence of atmospheric MPs in different study rooms, which could be helpful for understanding environmental behavior of MPs and providing further information to assess potential risks of exposure to indoor airborne MPs.