Micro- and Nanoplastics. Contours of the Problem

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This publication is a brief review of the problem of micro- (MP) and nanoplastics (NP), small polymer particles that pollute the environment and threaten to ecosystems and human health. Characteristics of MF and NP, sources of their enter into the environment, impact on living organisms are considered. Different areas of MF and NP study are highlighted. With the abundance of works carried out, their fragmentation is observed, and there is no whole understanding of threats to human health.

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Boris L. Milman

Academician S. N. Golikov Scientific and Clinical Center of Toxicology of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia

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Email: bormilman@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0609-6117

Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Leading Researcher

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

Inna K. Zhurkovich

Academician S. N. Golikov Scientific and Clinical Center of Toxicology of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia

Email: bormilman@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9885-6055

Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Leading Researcher and Acting Head of Laboratory

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

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