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You’re Breathing Plastic: Study Finds 4% of City Air Pollution Is Microplastics

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  1. A German study in Leipzig found microplastics make up about 4% of PM10 and PM2.5 in urban air.

  2. About two-thirds of the plastic pollution was linked to tire abrasion, highlighting road traffic as a major source.

  3. Researchers estimated people inhale around 2.1 micrograms of airborne plastic per day.

  4. The findings provide rare measurement data on city air plastics and could inform future health monitoring and regulation.

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