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Abstract
Plastic particles, less than 5 millimeters in diameter, that are generated from the degradation of larger pieces or are manufactured to be microstructures or smaller.
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- Plastic Microparticles
- Microparticle, Plastic
- Microparticles, Plastic
- Microplastic
- Plastic Microparticle
- Mesoplastics
- Plastic Nanoparticles
- Mesoplastic
- Nanoparticle, Plastic
- Nanoparticles, Plastic
- Plastic Nanoparticle
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, toxicity.
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2020
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- Plastics (2006-2019)
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- National Library of Medicine. Microplastics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000080545. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000080545
- Microplastics. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microplastics
- Microplastics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6839919