Microplastic and nanoplastic particles (MNPs) have become prevalent in natural and built environments. EPA researchers define microplastics, or MPs, as plastic particles ranging in size from 5 millimetres (mm), about the size of a pencil eraser, to 1 nanometre (nm). Through plastic pollution, these microplastic and nanoplastic particles spread across our planet from the Antarctic...
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