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. 2025 Dec 15.
doi: 10.1002/resp.70192. Online ahead of print.

Plastics in Every Breath: The Silent Respiratory Health Threat We Cannot Avoid

Michaela Lucas  1 , Isha Pramodbhai Sharma  1
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Plastics in Every Breath: The Silent Respiratory Health Threat We Cannot Avoid

Michaela Lucas et al. Respirology. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Endocrine and metabolic disruption; Environmental exposure and lung health; Lung epithelial cell toxicity; Microplastic and Nano‐plastic inhalation; Plastic associated chemicals.

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