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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Environ. Sci.
Sec. Toxicology, Pollution and the Environment
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1437866
This article is part of the Research Topic The Sources and Fate of Air Contaminants: Geochemistry and Analytical Techniques View all articles

Microplastics in Indoor Dust at Dhaka City: Unveiling the Unseen Contaminants Within Our Homes

Provisionally accepted
Md. Rashedul Haque Md. Rashedul Haque 1,2Wahida Ahmed Wahida Ahmed 1,2Md Rayhanul Islam Rayhan Md Rayhanul Islam Rayhan 1,2Md. Mostafizur Rahman Md. Mostafizur Rahman 1,2*
  • 1 Laboratory of Environmental Health and Ecotoxicology, Department of Environmental Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 2 Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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    Indoor environments, considered sanctuaries from external pollutants, are increasingly recognized as reservoirs for microplastics (MP). This research employed a comprehensive approach, combining dust sampling from diverse indoor spaces, density separation method, and microscopic observation to quantify and characterize microplastic particles. This is the first initial study worldwide that incorporated MP identification in indoor dust from different indoor environments along with factor analysis, health, and ecological risk assessment. The average MP concentration in the indoor environment was 4333.18 ± 353.85 MP/g. The MP distribution pattern was in institutional areas < residential areas

    Keywords: Microplastics (MP), Indoor dust, estimated daily intake (EDI), health risk, Ecological risk

    Received: 24 May 2024; Accepted: 29 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Haque, Ahmed, Rayhan and Rahman. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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