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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Exploring Personal Exposure to Airborne Microplastics across Various Work Environments in Pathum Thani Province, Thailand.

Kanokwan Limsiriwong, Ekbordin Winijkul

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Kanokwan LimsiriwongEnvironmental Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand.
Ekbordin WinijkulEnvironmental Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0003-0610-1147

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study used personal air samplers to assess the concentration of airborne microplastics exposed by different occupational groups during their working hours. The personal air sampler was placed in the "breathing zone" of the worker during working hours to collect microplastic exposure data. Occupations examined included housekeepers, laundromat staff, office workers, van drivers, street vendors, maintenance technicians in wastewater treatment plants, and waste segregation officers in the university and market. The level of airborne microplastic exposure was found to be influenced by the daily activities and environmental conditions of the workplace. Waste segregation officers in the university and market exhibited the highest levels of exposure to airborne microplastics, at 3964 ± 2575 microplastics per cubic meter (n/m

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Air Pollutants, OccupationalOccupational ExposureEnvironmental MonitoringHumansMicroplasticsPlasticsThailandWorking ConditionsAir Pollutants, OccupationalMicroplasticsPlasticsairborne microplasticspersonal air samplerpersonal exposure

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PMID38131714
PMCPMC10743124

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