🚨New paper published by members of our team including Dr Enoch Adotey, Prof Tunga Salthammer and D/Prof Lidia Morawska.
This paper titled, “Insights into the physical fragmentation of plastics into airborne microplastics” is published in Environmental Science & Technology Air.
Understanding how plastics break down in the airborne environment is essential for improving the assessment of exposure levels and health risks to humans.
This review aims to probe the literature on the current state of knowledge and understanding of the mechanisms responsible for the fragmentation of plastics into airborne microplastics, and to determine if particles <10 μm are produced.
The information gained could help to predict the fate of airborne plastics, to develop practical strategies for reducing plastic release, and fill knowledge gaps on how plastics break down into microplastics and nanoplastics in different environmental settings.
🔗Read the paper here: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.5c00431
Australian Research Council (ARC), QUT (Queensland University of Technology)
