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<p>The paper deals with the formation of nanomaterials (nanoparticles and nanofibers) in the manufacture and use of respiratory protective equipment. It focuses mainly on processes leading to the release of nanoplastics into the workplace and the environment. Based on selected properties of materials used for the manufacture of protective equipment, their stability in the environment is revealed. The paper demonstrates the impact on the environment considering semichronic phytotoxicity of nanoplastics.</p>
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The paper deals with the formation of nanomaterials (nanoparticles and nanofibers) in the manufacture and use of respiratory protective equipment. It focuses mainly on processes leading to the release of nanoplastics into the workplace and the environment. Based on selected properties of materials used for the manufacture of protective equipment, their stability in the environment is revealed. The paper demonstrates the impact on the environment considering semichronic phytotoxicity of nanoplastics.

Nanotextiles — materials suitable for respiratory tract protection but a source of nano- and microplastic particles in the environment

Acta Chimica Slovaca

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The paper deals with the formation of nanomaterials (nanoparticles and nanofibers) in the manufacture and use of respiratory protective equipment. It focuses...

Nanotextiles — materials suitable for respiratory tract protection but a source of nano- and microplastic particles in the environment

Publicado en línea: 16 may 2022

Páginas: 44 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acs-2022-0006

Palabras clave
nanofiber, electrospinning, nonwovens, nanoparticles, respirator

© 2022 Petra Roupcová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Nanotextiles — materials suitable for respiratory tract protection but a source of nano- and microplastic particles in the environment

Publicado en línea: 16 may 2022

Páginas: 44 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acs-2022-0006

Palabras clavenanofiber, electrospinning, nonwovens, nanoparticles, respirator

© 2022 Petra Roupcová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
nanofiber, electrospinning, nonwovens, nanoparticles, respirator