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. 2023 Mar 7;57(9):3461-3463.
doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c00029. Epub 2023 Feb 22.

Getting Health Hazards of Inhaled Nano/Microplastics into Focus: Expectations and Challenges

Guodong Cao  1 , Zongwei Cai  1
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Getting Health Hazards of Inhaled Nano/Microplastics into Focus: Expectations and Challenges

Guodong Cao et al. Environ Sci Technol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: 2D cell culture; 3D spheroids; human health; human organoids; inhaled nano/microplastics.

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The authors declare no competing financial interest.

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Various in vitro and in vivo models along with the consideration of environmental complexity for addressing the uncertainty surrounding the risk of inhaled nano/microplastics.
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