Airborne microplastics and fibers in indoor residential environments in Aveiro, Portugal

Airborne microplastics and fibers in indoor and outdoor air may lead to human exposure through inhalation. Sampling was performed to determine concentrations of microplastics and fibers in the indoor air of living rooms of five houses in Aveiro, Portugal. Developments on contamination control measur...

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Autores principales:	Lin Xumiao, Joana C. Prata, Jorge R. Alves, Armando C. Duarte, Teresa Rocha-Santos, Mário Cerqueira
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Airborne microplastics Indoor air Silver membrane filters Staining dye Environmental sciences GE1-350
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/f2508cac786d439ca3e8cc178afbfd53
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f2508cac786d439ca3e8cc178afbfd532021-12-02T05:04:15ZAirborne microplastics and fibers in indoor residential environments in Aveiro, Portugal2666-765710.1016/j.envadv.2021.100134https://doaj.org/article/f2508cac786d439ca3e8cc178afbfd532021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666765721001058https://doaj.org/toc/2666-7657Airborne microplastics and fibers in indoor and outdoor air may lead to human exposure through inhalation. Sampling was performed to determine concentrations of microplastics and fibers in the indoor air of living rooms of five houses in Aveiro, Portugal. Developments on contamination control measures allowed to reduce cross contamination (up to 98%) and improved results reliability. Living rooms presented a median of 0.9 fibers m−3, 0.7 non-fiber microplastics m−3, or a total of 1.1 synthetic particles m−3 (non-fiber microplastics and synthetic fibers). The use of micro-spectroscopy methods is required to study smaller inhalable particles, benefiting from the use of silver membrane filters. Although these filters perform poorly during sample preparation, they can be stained with Nile Red and be used for pre-selection of suspected particles. Future inquiries require method development to better assess smaller size fractions relevant for human exposure.Lin XumiaoJoana C. PrataJorge R. AlvesArmando C. DuarteTeresa Rocha-SantosMário CerqueiraElsevierarticleAirborne microplasticsIndoor airSilver membrane filtersStaining dyeEnvironmental sciencesGE1-350ENEnvironmental Advances, Vol 6, Iss , Pp 100134- (2021)
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spellingShingle	Airborne microplastics Indoor air Silver membrane filters Staining dye Environmental sciences GE1-350 Lin Xumiao Joana C. Prata Jorge R. Alves Armando C. Duarte Teresa Rocha-Santos Mário Cerqueira Airborne microplastics and fibers in indoor residential environments in Aveiro, Portugal
description	Airborne microplastics and fibers in indoor and outdoor air may lead to human exposure through inhalation. Sampling was performed to determine concentrations of microplastics and fibers in the indoor air of living rooms of five houses in Aveiro, Portugal. Developments on contamination control measures allowed to reduce cross contamination (up to 98%) and improved results reliability. Living rooms presented a median of 0.9 fibers m−3, 0.7 non-fiber microplastics m−3, or a total of 1.1 synthetic particles m−3 (non-fiber microplastics and synthetic fibers). The use of micro-spectroscopy methods is required to study smaller inhalable particles, benefiting from the use of silver membrane filters. Although these filters perform poorly during sample preparation, they can be stained with Nile Red and be used for pre-selection of suspected particles. Future inquiries require method development to better assess smaller size fractions relevant for human exposure.
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author	Lin Xumiao Joana C. Prata Jorge R. Alves Armando C. Duarte Teresa Rocha-Santos Mário Cerqueira
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title	Airborne microplastics and fibers in indoor residential environments in Aveiro, Portugal
title_short	Airborne microplastics and fibers in indoor residential environments in Aveiro, Portugal
title_full	Airborne microplastics and fibers in indoor residential environments in Aveiro, Portugal
title_fullStr	Airborne microplastics and fibers in indoor residential environments in Aveiro, Portugal
title_full_unstemmed	Airborne microplastics and fibers in indoor residential environments in Aveiro, Portugal
title_sort	airborne microplastics and fibers in indoor residential environments in aveiro, portugal
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/f2508cac786d439ca3e8cc178afbfd53
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Airborne microplastics and fibers in indoor residential environments in Aveiro, Portugal

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