Journal Article10.7326/M19-0618
Detection of Various Microplastics in Human Stool: A Prospective Case Series.
Philipp Schwabl,Sebastian Köppel,Philipp Königshofer,Theresa Bucsics,Michael Trauner,Thomas Reiberger,Bettina Liebmann +6 more
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TL;DR: In this paper microplastics, defined as plastic particles smaller than 5 mm, are ubiquitous in natural environments and they are increasingly polluting aqueous, terrestrial, and airborne environments.
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Abstract: Microplastics, defined as plastic particles smaller than 5 mm, are ubiquitous in natural environments. They are increasingly polluting aqueous, terrestrial, and airborne environments, and there hav...
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