Future of the Environment

Are you breathing plastic air at home? Here’s how microplastics are polluting our lungs

A vendor stands near plastic toys for children at his stall at the Central market in Quito August 26, 2014. The plastic toys cost about 60 cents to $1. Ecuador began using U.S. dollars as legal tender since 2000.  REUTERS/Guillermo Granja (ECUADOR - Tags: BUSINESS) - GM1EA8R0YWD02

Plastic toys and even fleece jackets can pollute your home with tiny plastic particles. Image: REUTERS/Guillermo Granja

Kevin Luo
PhD, Particle Deposition in the Human Respiratory System, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden @BlueairGlobe
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