microplastics
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004096
Plastic particles, less than 5 millimeters in diameter, that are generated from the degradation of larger pieces or are manufactured to be microstructures or smaller.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004096 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | Medical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | plastics; microparticles; nanoplastics |
| Translations | Spanish: microplásticos |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004096",
"term": "microplastics",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Plastic particles, less than 5 millimeters in diameter, that are generated from the degradation of larger pieces or are manufactured to be microstructures or smaller.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"plastics",
"microparticles",
"nanoplastics"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "microplásticos"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/microplastics/"
}
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