Microplastics are microscopic particles of plastic debris that pollute the oceans.
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Microplastics
Synonyms for "microplastics" (13 found)
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microplastics-relatedplastic particleplastic pollutantpollutant particlepolymer fragmentsynthetic fragment
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8 entriesanalytical methodcontaminantenvironmental contaminantlaboratory techniqueparticleparticulateplasticpollutant
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12 entriesairborne microplasticsbeadfluorescence based detectiongranulemarine microplasticsmicrobeadnanoplasticspelletpolymer fragmentssoil microplasticsspectrometry based analysiswaterborne microplastics
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12 entriesingestion of microplasticsmarine microplasticsmicroplastic concentrationmicroplastic exposuremicroplastic fatemicroplastic pollutionmicroplastic samplingmicroplastic-relatedmicroplastics concentrationmicroplastics pollutionmicroplastics samplingsoil microplastics
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2 entriesmore microplasticmost microplastic
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Microplastics are destroying the world's oceans.
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Microplastics are small plastic pieces less than five millimeters long which can be harmful to our ocean and aquatic life.
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Plastic debris can come in all shapes and sizes, but those that are less than five millimeters in length (or about the size of a sesame seed) are called “microplastics.”
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