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Microplastics

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-017249

1. 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.

2. small plastic pieces less than five millimeters long which can be harmful to our ocean and aquatic life.

3. Solid synthetic polymer particulates with a size < 5 mm.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-017249
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesMeSH; Adapted from NOAA webiste; EPA EV-Chemical Substances
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017249",
  "term": "Microplastics",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. 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.\n\n2. small plastic pieces less than five millimeters long which can be harmful to our ocean and aquatic life.\n\n3. Solid synthetic polymer particulates with a size < 5 mm.",
  "references": [
    "MeSH",
    "Adapted from NOAA webiste",
    "EPA EV-Chemical Substances"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/microplastics/"
}

Record 17,249 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.