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minus-squarehakobo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·5 days agoTo add to this, the definition of microplastic is less than 5mm. So yes, 1mm microbeads are microplastics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microplastics
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To add to this, the definition of microplastic is less than 5mm. So yes, 1mm microbeads are microplastics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microplastics
https://discuss.tchncs.de/comment/19641123